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The customer reported that the medline bilateral limb surgical t-drape frayed while physician assistant and doctor were working up against the drape during a total hip arthroplasty case; the product did not lint/fray inside the patient, and no medical intervention, serious injury, follow-up care, or impact to the patient/staff or procedure was reported.The samples were reviewed, and the complaint history and nonconformance trending for this product and this customer for the past six months were reviewed with no additional complaints.The spunbond fabric is manufactured with continuous filament fibers, normal wear and bending of the fabric will generate very few loose particles, and division will monitor for trending.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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