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This is a combination product
the customer/reporter described the issue as "detached sample port" for 1 ea of (b)(6), and reported that no patient was harmed during this incident/observation.Medline quality received 1 ea of the reported product, and visual assessment of the provided product revealed the reported defect.The reported issue of detached sample port was verified by visual assessment of the provided sample; the sample port was completely detached from the sample port housing of foley catheter, thus confirming the complaint.The root cause has been attributed to a welding error during the product assembly process, and medline quality will continue to monitor for the issue through weekly complaint meetings and monthly trending analysis.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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