| Model Number |
1180300777 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Crack (1135); Fluid/Blood Leak (1250)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
03/28/2023
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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An investigation is currently underway.Upon completion, the results will be forwarded.
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Event or Problem Description
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Customer reports: the syringes were cracked and the ones that were not, did crack when fluid was inserted.The incidents occurred from january to present with approximately 300 males and females between the ages of 30-90.There was no medical treatment necessary.Additional information received on 04/25/23 stated that the issues occurred during pain management procedures to cervical and lumbar areas.The cracked syringes did leak during use on a patient.There was no patient effected as the physician prevented any harm to the patient/s.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The device history record (dhr) was reviewed, and no abnormal process conditions were present during the manufacturing of the product that could have led to the condition described by the customer.There were 5 samples submitted with this complaint.A leak test was performed on the samples and no leaking was observed.A visual inspection identified a small scratch on barrel, but no crack was observed.The reported condition could not be confirmed.The exact root cause could not be determined as the reported condition could not be confirmed.The true root cause of the failure could not be determined based on available information.There were no anomalies found during a review of the dhr¿s, maintenance records or process monitoring data.There was no evidence of any systemic failure of the manufacturing process.Also, there was no trend observed.Based on the investigation and root cause analysis, the initiation of a new capa is not required.
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