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It was reported on (b)(6) 2019 that the red connector (hub) of the cook spectrum minocycline/rifampin impregnated double lumen central venous catheter set was damaged by a substance that the customer was injecting.The device broke, described as being cracked/peeled.An incident report has been filed with health (b)(6).On (b)(6) 2019, the (b)(6) medical devices sentinel network provided the following report."they were contacted by nurse that was on night shift that red section broke because the liquid injected came out from the other rigid tip.They tried 3 times (b)(6) 2018." no adverse consequences have been reported.Additional details regarding patient, device and event have been requested from the facility.At the time of this report, no additional information has been received.
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Product received on: 07mar2019.A review of the complaint history, device history record, documentation, instructions for use (ifu), and quality control of the device, as well as a visual inspection, functional test, and supplier investigation, were conducted during the investigation.The complaint device was returned damaged.Visual inspection confirm the presence of a crack on the blue hub.A leak test confirmed leakage on the blue hub, but not the white hub.Since the device was returned damage, the device cannot be confirmed to have been manufactured out of specification.Additionally, a document based investigation evaluation was performed.It was concluded there were no gaps in production or processing controls.Sufficient controls are in place to detect this failure mode prior to release.A review of the device history record showed no related nonconformances or other complaints under this lot number at the time of this investigation.Compiling this information, nonconforming product is not suspected in house or in the field.A supplier investigation was requested for this event.The supplier investigation concluded that there is no indication that the complaint device¿s lot failed to meet specification, and that excessive force in the field may have contributed to the failure mode.Based on the information provided, inspection of returned product and the results of the investigation, a definitive cause could not be established.Appropriate measures are being conducted to address this failure mode.The appropriate personnel have been notified.Per the quality engineering risk assessment no further action is required.Cook will continue to monitor for similar complaints.This report is required by the fda under 21 cfr part 803 and is based on unconfirmed information submitted by others.Neither the submission of this report nor any statement contained herein is intended to be an admission that any cook device is defective or malfunctioned, that a death or serious injury occurred, nor that any cook device caused, contributed to, or is likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if a malfunction occurred.
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