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The lot number was reviewed for complaint trend, nonconforming report and capa review.No trends were noted.The device has been received at coloplast; however the evaluation is not yet complete.Without the benefit of examination and testing, coloplast is precluded from commenting on the condition of the device or the cause of the occurrence.Once our evaluation is complete, a follow-up report will be submitted.
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This follow-up was created to document the conclusion of the investigation.A titan pump and two cylinders and reservoir were received for evaluation.Examination and testing of the returned components revealed a separation on the posterior side of the pump body near the spring of the exhaust tubes.Testing confirmed this to be a site of leakage.Microscopic examination of the surfaces revealed them to be rough and irregular, indicating stress was exerted.A separation was noted in the bladder of cylinder 1; a void of material was noted.Testing confirmed this to be a site of leakage.Microscopic examination of the surfaces revealed them to have uniform striation, indicating contact with sharp instrumentation.A group of separations, indicating contact with unshod instrumentation, was noted on the reservoir strain relief.Testing revealed this to be a site of leakage.Abrasion was noted on all pump tubes.No functional abnormalities were noted with cylinder 2.Based on examination of the returned product, it was concluded that the abrasion marks noted on all pump tubing matched in such a way to conclude that they had overlapped and abraded against one another while in-vivo.This positioning, in combination with device usage over time, could contribute to sufficient stress to separate the pump body at this site.A separation of this type would then allow the loss of fluid, making the device inoperable.Because these components were released according to manufacturing and quality control procedures, it was concluded that the observed instrument separation/void in the bladder of cylinder 1 occurred subsequent to the device packaging being opened.In addition, because the expected use of this device combined with the observed separation/void would have resulted in an earlier detected fluid loss, it was concluded that the separation most likely occurred during or subsequent to explant.This separation is not associated with the cause for failure.A review of the device history record confirmed the devices from this lot met all specifications prior to release.A review of the complaint history database, nonconformances and capas revealed no trends for this lot.
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