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The account reported that the needle was unsheathed inside the pack, and the complaint transcript stated that the issue did not occur during use and no injury occurred.A photo was received for the investigation, finished good production records were reviewed with no non-conformances noted, and the finished good pack build was reviewed.The photo shows the account holding the bowl subassembly, with the spinal needle protruding from the bowl without its sheath, confirming the reported issue.Needles are received by medline with the cap already secured by the vendor and the cap is not manipulated during kit assembly; the root cause was identified as a vendor product issue relating to the component manufacturing process, and the complaint was provided to the component manufacturing facility for further evaluation.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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