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This mdr related to the puerto rico manufacturing site has been assigned a medwatch number from the medtronic minimed northridge site, per variance 5.Pump received with missing retainer ring.Unable to perform displacement test or lock a test p-cap into the reservoir compartment due to missing retainer ring.The following were noted during visual inspection: minor scratched lcd window, scratched case, cracked keypad overlay, missing o-ring (reservoir tube), broken reservoir tube lip, stained keypad overlay, pillowing keypad overlay, and keypad overlay texture damage.Missing retainer ring confirmed during analysis.Cosmetic damage was confirmed at the keypad overlay area.Cosmetic damage was confirmed at retainer ring area.Patient information cannot be provided due to regional privacy regulations.The reported device is not marketed in the united states, but it is a same/similar device to one that is marketed outside the united states.Medtronic, inc.(medtronic) is submitting this report to comply with 21 c.F.R.Part 803, the medical device reporting regulation.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 in the time allotted and has provided as much information as is available to the company as of the submission date this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employees 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 reporting pursuant to part 803.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like it 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.
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