According to the customer contact, when using a 23g blood collection set, the customer reported issues with the bevel being upside, down, tubing had a hole in it, safety lock not engaged right out of the package and the rubber sheath falling off.According to the customer contact, due to the "tubing having a hole in it" the patient had to be restuck.A sample of the same lot was returned and examined by the manufacturer, a definitive root cause could not be determined.There were no additional details provided in the report.It has been determined that the reported event caused or contributed to serious injury therefore, this medwatch is being filed.If any further relevant information is identified or obtained, a supplemental medwatch will be submitted.
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