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The customer reported having "3 new, but malfunction blood pressure cuffs" and stated, "the needle either sticks or it doesnt pump up." medline received 1 ea of medline handheld aneroid; visual inspection noticed no cosmetic damage, and functional testing was performed by pumping it to the max amount of 300 mmhg and seeing it would hold the air pressure.The device was able to hold the pressure, and the complaint was not confirmed.No further action was taken because objectionable trends were not seen for this issue, 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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