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The account reported a broken manifold, and the customer reported another manifold break with a simple hand injection during a heart cath in the same area as before on the luer lock end.A photo and a sample were received; the account provided a picture of a sample of the broken manifold and a syringe, no other manifold connections or parts of the kit were provided, and the sample was used and provided in a biohazard bag.The luer lock was completely broken off of the manifold with no other cracks noted on the item, confirming the reported issue.Based on the complaint details, the root cause is considered to be a vendor product issue relating to the component manufacturing process; this complaint has been provided to the component manufacturing facility for further evaluation, and there was no confirmed medical intervention or serious injury reported related to this incident.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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