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The customer stated that four adult medline brand blood pressure cuffs were "not holding air" and that "at least one of them has a noticeable hole in the tubing, not sure if there are pin point holes in the others." medline received 4 ea of the medline handheld aneroid; upon visual inspection, damage to the aneroids tubing was noticed, and functional testing was performed by pumping them to the max amount of 300 mmhg and seeing if it would hold the air pressure.They were not able to hold the pressure, and the complaint was confirmed.No root cause was identified; no further action was taken because objectionable trends were not seen for this issue, and the division has been informed and will continue to monitor trends.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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