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The account reported finding open seal on breather pouches.A photo was received for the investigation, finished good production records were unable to be reviewed due to no lot number being provided, finished good pack build was reviewed, trending was reviewed, and a stock check was performed with component stock check results pending.Per the evaluation of the received photo, the pack is shown in the photo and on the side of the breather pouch the seal holding it together broke exposing the components inside of the pack; no other defects or damage was observed, and the reported issue was confirmed.Medline receives this item pre-sealed from the component supplier, and the root cause is related to an error in the component manufacturing process; the supplier 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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