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It was reported that the circuits failing and reported that the circuit "fails to hold pressure once it is hooked up and used on a patient." medline quality received one sample; the sample was visually inspected and there were no signs of damage, defects or deformities, the expendable tubing was extended to its full length, the circuit was connected to an air source, and a leak was detected on the expandable tubing side with no filter attached to it.The reported problem was confirmed based on the detected leak; however, medline stated it "cannot determine a true root cause" and also stated the root cause is considered to be a vendor product issue relating to the component manufacturing process.The complaint was provided to the vendor/manufacturing site for further evaluation, and the quality team 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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