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According to the customer, the rubber stopper inside the device is not coming down to cover the needle when the tube is removed, causing blood to leak from the device; the customer reported there was no patient or user impact and no serious injury, medical intervention, or follow up care.Medline received 1cs, llad luer lock access device in new condition, randomly selected 20 samples for visual and functional testing, and used a 21g medline blood collection set with a venipucture blood board to simulate blood sample collection and observe for fluid leakage from the needle rubber cover.A visual inspection revealed no manufacturing defects, functional testing showed no indications of leakage, and the complaint was not confirmed.No root cause was identified; the samples worked as intended, and medline was 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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