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The customer reported ¿fluid does not go through¿ and stated that the product does not allow fluid through the spike adapter.Medline quality received 1 ea of the iv administration set for evaluation and tested the iv line by connecting it to a saline bag on an iv pole.The drip chamber was full and no fluid was passing through, and an excessive amount of air bubbles was also noticed and seemed to be stopping the flow of the liquid; the reported problem was confirmed.The documented cause was ¿comp./part defective, broke,¿ and a retrospective review of the past year indicated that there have been no prior complaints in regard to this issue.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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