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The account reported the current shoulder packs have all broken 18g spinal needles and the stylet will not remove from the needle.No sample or photo was received for the investigation; the packs production record could not be reviewed due to the absence of a lot number, and a review of the pack build was completed with no issues identified that contributed to the reported issue.Based on the investigation, medline was unable to confirm the reported issue as the spinal needle was not provided at this time.Regarding the spinal needle, the root cause for the spinal needle concern has been determined to be due to reduced clearance between the outer and inner needles, resulting from dimensional tolerances and rough inner needle surfaces; the division will monitor this issue for trending purposes.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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