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The customer reported receiving a medline child hand held aneroid that was giving false readings during use; there was no reported death or serious injury associated with this event.We received 1ea child hand held aneroid in used condition, noticed the needle was off from the start position, repositioned the needle to zero-off position, and tested the aneroid according to the instructions for use by inflating and deflating up to 300mmhg several times.The complaint was not confirmed; no issues were seen during testing, the cuff was inflated/deflated as normal, and the sphygmomanometer worked properly.The cause code description was not confirmed with received sample, and based on the review of the details provided for the complaint investigation, we are unable to confirm the complaint issue or that the product failed to meet specifications.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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