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It was reported that during set up for a picc treatment one (1) iv3000 1 hand 10x12cm ctn 50 was found that the packing bag was damaged and the dressing was not sticky.The treatment was performed, without any delay, using a s+n back-up device.Since incident occurred before procedure; patient was not yet involved.
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H3, h6: given the nature of the alleged incident, the product, could not be returned for evaluation; therefore, a device analysis could not be performed.The attached supplied image confirms only one of the reported issues, showing pouch paper torn however we cannot report on the dressing adhesion as this is not shown in the supplied image.A review of the production record showed that this batch passed all acceptance criteria and was compliant upon release for distribution.There were no indications to suggest that the product did not meet manufacturing specifications upon release for distribution.A review revealed no escalations actions relating to the reported event.A review of the complaint history revealed 38 similar events for the listed product for the timeframe.For the batch number, the review did not reveal any similar events.According to the opsite iv3000 product range specification, the dressing passes through an in-process critical test parameters including product appearance and adhesion testing.A review of the risk management file revealed this failure mode/adverse event was previously identified.The anticipated risk level is still adequate.A historical review identified 2 complaints relating to pouch seal failures, 2 complaints relating to damaged packaging and 229 complaints relating to lack of adhesion, therefore, with a probability rating of ¿a ¿ improbable¿ this is considered as acceptable (no impact to the risk file ratings).With the results of this investigation the root cause of this event could not be determined.Factors that could contribute to the reported event include insufficient preparation of the patient's skin prior to the application of the dressing, an incorrect application of the dressing or storage temperature fluctuations.No manufacturing, packaging, labelling, design, concerns nor adverse trend have been observed; therefore, no corrective actions are deemed necessary.
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