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The customer contacted medline regarding their rollator and stated "the push button on the rollator broke off"; the complaint transcript states the product was being used under "normal use" and the customer is not sure what caused the issue.The customer provided a photo of the backrest and not the full unit, and a physical sample was not provided; only a visual review of the defect can be conducted, and after reviewing the photo it was discovered that the larger push button used to unlock the backrest on the left side has fractured off.Investigation results: confirmed.Given the evidence provided in the photo the root cause of this issue is unknown; no product changes were identified that could've contributed to this product failure, the inspection records reviewed all passed inspection, corrective/preventive action taken/ecn/pcn¿s: no, and additional recommendations: none.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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