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The account reported finding defective component; the tube occluding forceps serrated 7 1/2 has broken 3x already in different sections of the instruments, and the instrument snapped when the clinician went to clamp down on the 3/8 or 1/4 ecmo tubing.A photo and a sample were received for investigation; one of the arms of the forceps is snapped off and was in pieces, production records were reviewed with no non-conformances noted, and the bom was reviewed and found no issues.The sample provided did confirm that the forcep was broken.At this time it is unable to determine the cause of the broken forcep; the vendor states it is possible for a minute crack to form in the instrument during their hammering process, and the manufacturer of the item has implemented a stress test as part of their final inspection.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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