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The customer reported concern regarding standard hypodermic needles not working properly, described as the rubber top breaking and going into the solution bottle when inserting the needle into the medication.Medline received 1cs standard hypodermic needles in new condition, and according to the product specifications, the hypodermic-regular bevel needles are not designed to penetrate medical vials.The complaint was not confirmed, and this issue can be classified as off-label usage with the cause code updated to reflect misuse/mishandling.The division has been informed and will continue to monitor trends.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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