| Model Number |
BL5110 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Difficult to Insert (1316)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
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| Date of Event |
04/13/2017
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The sterilization and lot history records were reviewed and found to be acceptable.
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Event or Problem Description
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The surgeon reported the sleeve did not enter the incision smoothly and was difficult to insert.There was no reported impact to the patient.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Evaluation completed.One blue irrigation sleeve was returned in a test chamber.The original packaging was not returned."bl5110 v8157" was hand written on the mailing envelope.Visual inspection found the assembly dirty with particulates and dried solutions all over it.No defects were found.Dimensional measurements of the wall thickness was not performed at this facility due to the destructive nature of the test.However, this sample will be sent to the vendor for full test and dimensional measuring.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Vendor evaluation completed: the suspect soft sleeve was too thin dimensionally for an accurate durometer reading the vendor has on site.It was placed on a pin gauge and estimated durometer readings were similar to a sleeve to have known acceptable durometer.The device history was reviewed and found to meet manufacturing specification.
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