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It was reported that "the caps being hard to remove and attach to the iv catheters.There were complaints of large air bubbles after connecting, or large amount of air bubbles, harder to flush through and leaking after connection due to them being harder to thread together.".
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The customer reported caps being hard to remove and attach to the iv catheters, large air bubbles after connecting, harder to flush through and leaking after connection due to them being harder to thread together.A sample was received for investigation; 5ea were randomly selected to evaluate, tested by attaching the device to a saline iv bag and priming the sample before allowing fluid to flow through for 10 minutes, and finished good production records and retained samples were reviewed.For all samples evaluated, the issues reported by the customer were not observed, the manufacturer's investigation did not find any discrepancies or defects in the production records or retained samples, and the complaint is not confirmed.No root cause was identified; the complaint has been provided to the component manufacturing facility for further evaluation and the division 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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