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CONSOLIDATED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY GOLDLINE, BUTTON, HOLSTER; ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCESSORIES
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| Catalog Number |
130309A |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Delivered as Unsterile Product (1421)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Event or Problem Description
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During incoming inspection, the distributor rejected this device, 130309a, for an insufficient heatseal.There was no contact with the patient as this was found during incoming inspection.Performed a functional inspection, the devices were dye leak tested which indicated that the packaging had an insufficient heat seal.This will be reported as a malfunction with potential for injury upon reoccurrence.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Received eight 130309a in unopened original packaging.Lot number was verified.Performed a visual inspection, one device was encroaching the seal.Six of the seals are insufficient and one of the packages does not have any signs of abnormalities or defects.Root cause cannot be determined, however, based upon evaluation of the device; a possible cause of this event could be the device was encroaching on the seal which could had breached the seal.The manufacturing documents from the device history record have been reviewed with special attention to the manufacturing and inspection of the product.The product released for distribution was found to have met all specifications prior to shipment.A two-year lot history review shows a total of 7 devices for this lot number and failure mode.A two-year review of complaint history revealed there has been a total of (b)(4), regarding (b)(4) devices, for this device family and failure mode.During this same time frame 8,641,702 devices have been manufactured and shipped worldwide.Should all the complaint devices have been found confirmed for this reported failure, (b)(4).Sterility guaranteed unless package has been opened, broken or damaged.We will continue to monitor for trends through the complaint system to assure patient safety.
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