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The customer reported that during an infusion with this tubing, the iv was open to gravity, not on a pump; when the bag was completely empty, it was immediately clamped off and there was no fluid left in the tubing.A photo and a sample were received for investigation, but the sample was either lost or misplaced; the division pulled 1ea from inventory for testing, connected it to a saline bag, and left the saline bag to empty completely, observing that once the saline bag emptied, the drip chamber of the iv set also emptied completely and a small amount of residual liquid remained in the tubing.Based on the complaint details, sample evaluation, and investigation, the issue can be confirmed.The vendor has been notified of the issue, and the pulled sample will be sent to the vendor for further evaluation to determine root cause; supplier quality 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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