Investigation summary: our quality engineer inspected the sample and photograph submitted for evaluation.Bd received one used catheter assembly with a syringe and one photo.Upon inspection of the received device, it was identified that the syringe connected to the luer port could not be drawn indicating an occlusion was present.Your reported defect was confirmed.Upon visual inspection of the luer port, it was found that at the base of the luer the tubing was occluded by adhesive.This defect most likely occurred at the dispense adhesive station when the adhesive was being applied to the outside of the tubing.Preventative maintenance and quality inspections are performed at regular intervals to mitigate the risk from this type of defect.A device history record review showed no non-conformance's associated with this issue during the production of this batch.The appropriate personnel have been notified and we appreciate you taking the time to bring this observation to our attention.Information will be captured on trend reports and monitored.We regret any inconveniences this incident may have caused you and your facility.
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It was reported when using the bd nexiva¿ closed iv catheter system, the device experienced foreign matter on the device cannula/needle / catheter.This event occurred 8 times.The following information was provided by the initial reporter.The customer stated: when the indwelling needle was connected with prefilled flusher, it couldn't push the plunger to exhaust.
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