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The customer reported that with pre-drawn influenza vaccines the needle ¿was leaking from the luer connector,¿ and that at a flu clinic ¿one needle detached and was left in a patient's arm.¿ medline received a complaint for the hypodermic safety needle, noted the customer advised that they were using prefilled syringes with the needles, and material trending via sap showed similar complaints during the last 12 months.Due diligence was completed; no additional details are available related to the customer reported issue, and no medical intervention, serious injury, or follow-up care has been reported.The cause was documented as ¿dc:supplier error asia (medline brand)¿ and ¿comp./part defective, broke¿; medline stated it is working with the vendor to implement the necessary corrective actions and will continue to monitor trends.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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