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The account reported finding a non-sterile item in a pouch.Medline received two photos and no physical sample was available; the drape component was observed removed from its original packaging and placed inside the poly bag pouch, and the finished good production records and finished good pack build were reviewed.The reported issue was confirmed based on the photo evaluation.Based on the complaint details it is likely the non-sterile item placement inside the pouch was a human error during the manual pack assembly process; production and qc managers were notified, feedback will be provided to the build team, and the issue will be monitored 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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