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A complaint was received, and the customer reported receiving a medline blood culture luer lock access device that was leaking/spraying blood during use; there was no reported death or serious injury associated with this event.Medline received 1ea blood culture luer lock access device in used condition, performed a visual inspection of the sample, saw that blood had leaked inside the access device, and was not able to functionally test the sample due to the sample being used and covered in blood; the vendor completed sample investigation and dhr review.The complaint was confirmed.Per the vendor, the product quality meets the requirements of product specifications, but because the customer did not provide further information, the root cause cannot be determined; the review of the last three trend reports was completed and no trends were identified for the specified material number and 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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