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The account reported finding suture boots split putting on instruments.A photo was received for the investigation; the photo depicted two suture boots up close on each end of a forcep, and finished good production records and pack build were reviewed with no issues identified that would have contributed to the reported issue.The reported issue was confirmed through the observation of the separation of the suture boot.The root cause was considered to be a vendor product issue relating to the component manufacturing process; the complaint was provided to the component manufacturing facility for further evaluation, supplier quality will monitor this issue for trending purposes, and there was no report of patient injury or adverse event.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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