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The account reported finding component broke; customer was attaching the valve to the female fitting on the extension set when the valve came apart into 4 separate pieces, and patient was not injured.Sample evaluation: two photos and one sample were provided for evaluation; the sample received consisted of one used valve contained in a plastic biohazard bag, finished good production records and finished good pack build were reviewed, and trending was reviewed with 0 additional reported complaint(s) for this issue for the account and component in the past 24 months.Review confirmed the reported issue, as the valve had separated into four individual pieces; no breaks, cracks, or other damage were observed on any of the individual components.While the reported condition was confirmed, the root cause could not be determined at this time, as there was no observable damage to explain why the valve came apart, and the timing and conditions under which this occurred remain unclear; this complaint has been provided to the vendor for further evaluation and the division will monitor this issue for trending purposes.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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