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The account reported finding defective - blue strips detached, and the reported issue was that radiopaque strips were loosely woven in and falling apart and out of the sponge.A sample was received containing one pack of unbanded gauze; each sheet of gauze was inspected, finished good production records were reviewed, and finished good pack build was reviewed with no issues identified that would contribute to the reported concern.Per review of the sample provided, medline confirmed the reported issue: one sheet of gauze was found to be defective, with the blue radiopaque strips not woven into the material correctly, some areas randomly woven in, and other areas tangled in itself on top of the material.Since this component is not manipulated during the pack assembly process, the root cause is a vendor product issue relating to the component manufacturing process; a risk assessment was completed and the incident was found to be acceptable, and there has been no change to the reportability decision associated with this complaint.There were no reports of death, serious injury, medical intervention, or follow up care.It has been determined that the reported event could cause or contribute to serious injury if it were to occur again.In an abundance of caution, this is a reportable event.If additional information becomes available this report will be reopened and reevaluated.This medical device report (mdr) is being submitted as part of retrospective review activities, which include review of historical data in accordance with regulations at 21 cfr part 803.The information included in this mdr reflects the information reasonably known to the manufacturer at the time of this retrospective review and submission.
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