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Conclusion: complaint is confirmed for disconnected tubing.After evaluation the cause of this complaint could not be determined.R eviewing the photos of the order it was found that all pieces were according the specification, but as a preventive measure, a cable tie was added to the connections to avoid recurrences.Review of the device history record found no abnormalities during manufacturing that would cause or contribute to the reported event.Complaints received for the same failure mode were reviewed and showed no trends warranting escalation related to this occurrence.There were no adverse patient effects as a result of this incidence.Personnel were notified of the product event to provide awareness to production personnel of the implications and consequences of the reported defect in the field.Medtronic will continue to monitor for future occurrences and trends per trend analysis procedure.This regulatory report is being submitted as part of a retrospective review and remediation per d00953163 as part of a capa action.Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Medtronic received information that prior to use of a custom tubing pack, the customer reported issues with the connector to tubing connections on the arterial side of the circuit not being strong enough, meaning they are extremely loose.They were able to manipulate the tubing on the connector and actually move air into the circuit (this was done off bypass and the patient was not involved or harmed).The device was replaced to complete the procedure.There was no patient involvement so no adverse effect occurred.
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