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The doctor reported the gas sampling line tubing was blocked and he could not blow through it; this was the second one he had in a month that was like this, and another anesthesia provider in the area advised they also had the same issue with their stock.No sample or photo was received; finished good production records and finished good pack build history were reviewed, and there were no line down situations, run without approvals, substitutions, deviations, non-conformance reports, or pack build issues that might have had an impact on or would contribute to the reported issue.The reported issue was unconfirmed because a sample was required to determine cause; based on the complaint details, the root cause is considered to be a vendor product issue relating to the component manufacturing process.The quality team will monitor this issue for trending purposes, the complaint was provided to the vendor/manufacturer for further evaluation, and manufacturer/vendor investigation was received with reportability not changed.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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