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The customer reported receiving a medline needle that is stopping before completely empty, and reported 4 boxes of needles "stopping up before completely empty"; there was no reported death or serious injury associated with this event.A sample was not received for investigation; investigation included review of recent complaint trends/scar activity for the last three trend reports, and the vendor reviewed records and retained samples.The complaint was not confirmed because the issue can only be confirmed by further investigating the sample or a provided photo, and no root cause was identified.No abnormalities were found in the retained samples of this batch and the production process after investigation, no trends were identified for the specified material number and 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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