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The account reported that the anesthesia sample line was defective in several circuit packs and the end had plastic that was not punctured, causing anesthesia machines to fail.A sample was received, and medline tested the line to confirm if air could pass through it; air was not able to pass through the line, and visual inspection from the luer lock end found a visible difference in the openings, with one end appearing to show that the tubing does not go all the way through the luer lock connection port.The reported problem was confirmed, and the root cause is considered to be a vendor product issue relating to the component manufacturing process; the manufacturer reply stated that improper operation practice in the connection process and too much cyclohexanone applied may cause the blockage.The complaint was provided to the component manufacturing facility for further evaluation, the quality team will monitor this issue for trending purposes, and no medical intervention, serious injury, or follow-up care has been reported.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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