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Medline received a complaint regarding glove,exam,nitrile,pf,select,md; the reported concern was tearing during use, and there were no reports of death or serious injury associated with this event.The investigation included a review of the reported issue along with the samples provided by the account; thirteen gloves were tested using visual confirmation, dimensional inspection, donning/doffing test, and grip test, and all thirteen gloves passed the visual confirmation, donning/doffing test, and grip test with no abnormalities observed, however one glove failed the dimensional inspection as it measured below the required product specification for palm thickness outlined in astm d6319.Based on the complaint details and investigation, medline can confirm the reported issue.The root cause is attributed to a vendor product issue related to the component manufacturing process as the gloves did not meet product specifications.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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