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The customer reported finding incorrect assembly, and the customer provided images of the loose gloves and packaging slip.A photo and a sample were received for investigation; finished good production records and the bill of materials were reviewed, and trending and component trending were reviewed.Samples and pictures provided by the customer confirm that the lvad kit was produced with non-walleted gloves, and the gloves were located inside the sterile kit packaging.The root cause is a component substitution issue; this is not a kit sterility issue, but may impact sterility of the components during use by the end user, and production and qc managers have been notified of the reported issue.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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