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The customer reported stopcocks failing with a leak, and when pulling or pushing, air or water came out of the hole on the back of the device; the customer also reported several patients were misdiagnosed with air around their lungs due to the faulty stopcock.Finished good production records and finished good pack build were reviewed, and samples were received for investigation; thirty-two pieces were tested by flushing the device with a syringe that contained water.It was confirmed that two of the thirty-two pieces had water leak from the handle of the stopcock.The root cause can be attributed to vendor design deviation, and there has been no change to the reportability decision associated with this complaint.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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