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Product evaluation completed.One opened bl5223w pack from lot w9164.The expiration date on the label was 2018-oct-01.The tip protector was not returned.The needle was not bent.The port window was in the opened position.There was dried solution visible in the tubing.The back cap was aligned correctly with the vent hole in the side of the cutter body.The connectors were inspected, and no damage was found.A functional test was performed using a stellaris pc system.The cutter was not cutting.The inner needle was not retracting from the port window, preventing cutting and aspiration.The lot history, trend analysis, risk analysis and/or directions for use review were considered acceptable, with the product performing within anticipated rates.Capa 610815 was closed on (b)(6) 2018 but was still open when lot v9164 was manufactured.Per capa 610815 the vitrectomy tubeset used on the stellaris pc packs and standalone pouched vitrectomy cutters was replaced with a new vitrectomy tubeset.The new vitrectomy tubeset provides a greater operating range between the pressure required to close the vitrectomy cutter inner needle and the pressure required to open the vitrectomy cutter inner needle.The vitrectomy tubeset enhancement was implemented on the impacted pc packs and pouched accessories, including bl5223w.The first lot of bl5223w that was built with the vitrectomy tubeset enhancement was lot #w2087 in june 2018.Any bl5223w product with lot no.W2087 or higher will include the vitrectomy tubeset enhancement.A review of the complaint database revealed no other complaints have been submitted against lot# v9164.Investigation complete.Report 1 of 3 see 1920664-2019-00007 and 00008.
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