According to the available information, the patient was unable to inflate the device.Once seen the device, it appeared that there was a complete fluid loss.This was due to a pin-prick hole on the cylinder.There appeared to be a bend in the device where the hole leaking fluid.There was a pin-prick hole in the cylinder where the device seemed to naturally bend.
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One cylinder was received for evaluation.A non-striated, dull, and smooth separation was noted in the bladder of cylinder 1 near the base.Testing revealed this to be a site of leakage.No bend in the cylinder was noted.Quality reviewed the manufacturing records for this device and confirmed that there were no discrepancies that would have contributed to this complaint and verified that the devices from this lot met all specifications prior to release.Review of nonconforming reports revealed no nonconformance with this lot that would have contributed to the event.A review of the complaint database revealed no significant trends in complaints of this type for lot 5493085.Because these components were released according to manufacturing and quality control procedures, quality concluded that the observed separation in the bladder of cylinder 1 occurred subsequent to the device packaging being opened.Based on quality's examination, the reported "bend" in the cylinder where the leakage occurred was not confirmed.There was no evidence of crease points on the cylinder bladder.As the device was implanted approximately four years, and assumed functional during that time, quality is unable to determine when the separation occurred or the most probable root cause of the separation.Management routinely reviews events such as this and monitors complaint levels.Additionally, events of this type are captured in the product risk documentation.Based on this information, no further corrective action is required at this time.
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