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Koru medical was made aware that during initial incoming inspection at a customer warehouse in japan, unidentified black debris/contaminant was found inside a sealed sterile needle set pouch involving rms32409/lot n.25b05n.Mdr 1318360-2025-00020 is being filed for rms32409/lot n.25b05n.Subsequently, the japanese warehouse personnel completed inspection on the remaining inventory.Upon completion, an additional sealed pouch was found to contain unidentified black debris/contaminant involving rms32414/lot n.87033.The customer provided photos of the pouches confirming the complaint.There was no patient involvement.A review of the device history record for rms32414/lot n.87033 was performed and no nonconformances or aberrant conditions were noted.High-flo needle sets are manufactured and sealed into their primary sterile barrier packaging in a controlled environment.In addition, high-flo needle sets are sterilized using gamma irradiation which is a highly penetrating and effective sterilization modality.Furthermore, validation of the sterilization method was performed using a conservative method (vdmax25) which provides a safety margin over alternate acceptable validation methods.The instructions for use for the high-flo needle sets states "subcutaneous needle sets are only sterile and non-pyrogenic if the packaging is unopened and undamaged.Do not use a needle set from an open or damaged package." koru medical is currently investigating this event.This event meets the requirements for fda reportability; however, submission of this report does not constitute an admission that medical personnel, user facility, importer, manufacturer or product caused or contributed to the event.
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