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The customer reported receiving a medline hypodermic safety needle that resulted in a needle stick; the report stated, "rn was using new safety needle (23g) while administering covid vaccine" and "the safety needle did not close all the way and the rn was stuck when trying to place needle in the sharps container." at this time, a sample(s) was not received for investigation; investigation included review of recent complaint trends/scar activity for the last three trend reports, and per vendor, "through sample investigation and dhr review, no abnormalities were found, the product quality meets the requirements of product specifications." the investigation results were not confirmed, and the complaint was not confirmed due to the fact that this issue can only be confirmed by further investigating the sample or a provided photo; the cause was "sample required to determine cause." the review of the last three sop-00032 trend reports has been completed, no trends were identified for the specified material number and its corresponding defect type, and the division 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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