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The account reported finding rusty instruments.A photo and a sample were received for investigation; the sample was of two mosquito hemostats and no other pack contents were received, finished good production records were reviewed with no non-conformances noted, and finished good pack build was reviewed with no issues that might have an impact on the issue.The reported problem was confirmed, as both hemostats had what appears to be rust on both sides of them.Based on the complaint details the root cause is considered to be a vendor product issue relating to the component manufacturing process, and the supplier quality team will monitor this issue 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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