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The account reported finding open breather pouch seal.A photo and a sample were received for the investigation, and medline observed the edge of the breather pouch on the tyvek end was open, exposing the pack inside; the edge seal appears to have popped open, and there was also one hole in the side of the pouch that punctured the back table cover.The reported issue was confirmed.Medline receives this item pre-sealed from the component supplier, and the root cause was confirmed to be related to an error in the component manufacturing process; the complaint was provided to the vendor for further evaluation, 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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