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A complaint was received, and the customer reported receiving medline teaching stethoscopes that will not work, and reported that instructors and students can¿t hear out of them.Medline received 5 teaching stethoscope samples in new condition and functional tested the samples by inserting the earpieces into our ears and listened for a frequency on the diaphragm side, then swiveled the head and listened for the frequency on the bell side.The complaint was confirmed; it is unclear at the moment were the defect is originating from, the device is not allowing the sound of a heartbeat to be heard.Division has been informed and will continue to monitor trends, and no trends were identified for the specified material number and its corresponding defect type.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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