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The account reported finding fluid not pushing through tubing; according to the facility, they were unable to push medication through the tubing when connected to the saline lock port, and both the saline lock and tubing were able to be flushed prior to the issue.A sample was received for investigation; the customer provided samples for evaluation, medline randomly chose 20ea to evaluate, connected the female end of the sample to the male end of an iv administration set, and liquid was able to flush through the item, then provided more customer samples to the vendor for further evaluation.Based on the complaint details and investigation, the issue was confirmed.Amsino's investigation determined that the defect originates during the assembly bonding process, where tubing was bonded such that it extended into the inner diameter of the male luer, resulting in interference between the tubing and the internal features of a needle-free site upon connection; this interference blocked or severely limited fluid flow through the connection.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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