On (b)(6) 2022 the complaint investigation of the returned bowl from the cell saver® elite set - 225ml confirmed a crack in the inner core base.Although there was no injury or harm to the patient, past reporting (b)(4) indicates this particular malfunction on a similar device has been associated with a reported death event.The investigation of (b)(4) indicated the inner core of the bowl malfunctioned, via a crack, but did not cause or contribute to the reported incident according to the surgeon that performed the surgery.Haemonetics decided to conservatively report inner core cracks that are confirmed by manufacturing due to the event of the past report.
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