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The customer reported finding a sharp burr on adson that almost poked the provider as a puncture while patient's blood was on it; no injury was reported.A photo and a sample were received for the investigation, and finished good production records, finished good pack build, account complaint history, and component complaint history were reviewed.Evaluation of the returned sample confirmed the customer's report, a burr was visible on the af50ms forceps.The component manufacture for the af50ms component, hilbro international, was notified of the report and a photo was forwarded to them for evaluation; however, the results of their investigation have not yet been received and the root cause for the reported issue cannot be identified.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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