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It was reported that during a chronic catheter placement procedure, the peel away sheath was allegedly faulty within the kit.It was further reported that a portion of the valve and the valve frame allegedly got stuck and needed to be cut away from the catheter.Reportedly, the frame was allegedly broken away from the valve and the valve failed to separate on its own.There was no reported patient injury.
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H10: as the lot number for the device was not provided, a review of the device history records could not be performed.The sample was not returned to the manufacturer for inspection/evaluation.Therefore, the investigation of the reported event is inconclusive.Based upon the available information, the definitive root cause for this event is unknown.The instructions for use (ifu) is adequate for the reported device/patient code(s) and provides general instructions for use, as well as warnings, precautions and potential complications associated with the device.Upon receipt of new or additional information, a follow-up report will be submitted as applicable.H11: section a through f ¿ the information provided by bd represents all the known information at this time.Despite good faith efforts to obtain additional information, the complainant/reporter was unable or unwilling to provide any further patient, product, or procedural details to bd.H3 other text : device not returned.
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