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The customer reported that they had 2 major surgery packs back-to-back that had pieces of black debris in them and one of them had a gown with some mold on it; the issue did not occur during use and no injury occurred.A photo and a sample were received for investigation, seven sample packs and a pack insert were provided, and the seven packs were individually opened with the interior components carefully removed; finished good production records and the finished good pack build were reviewed.Out of all seven packs, two were confirmed to have particles found within the 48oz bowl, one confirmed to be a corrugate particle and the other an unknown black particle; black and cardboard particles were found within the pack while the report of a dirty gown was not confirmed at this time.The original source of the black particles could not be identified, and the cardboard particle was small fragments of material originating from component packaging; the complaint was provided to the vendor for further evaluation and the division will monitor this issue for trending purposes.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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