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The account reported finding defective smoke evac pencil, and additional information stated that ¿the fulgteration/coag only worked intermittently.¿ a sample was received for investigation; medline received one used sample of the cautery pencil without the tip, no additional pack contents were returned, there were no visible defects, no cracks at the tip of the pencil, along the cord, or at the plug, and the buttons clicked on the pencil without sticking.As there were no defects noted with the returned sample, medline could not confirm the defect, and the vendor was unable to determine a true root cause based on the complaint information and sample availability.The vendor confirmed that the device is conforming to their design and performance specifications, and no further action was taken by the vendor at this time.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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