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Received one trs175sb2 in opened original packaging.Lot number was verified.Performed a visual inspection, the string was tangled up in the top of the purple shaft and the metal prongs were protruding through the specimen bag.Performed a functional inspection, when trying to deploy the bag due to the string being tangled, the bag was not expanding as intended therefore causing the metal prongs to protrude through the bag.The manufacturing documents from the device history record have been reviewed with special attention to the manufacturing and inspection of the product.The product released for distribution was found to have met all specifications prior to shipment.This is the only complaint for this lot number and failure mode within the past two years.A two-year review of complaint history revealed there has been a total of 30 complaints, regarding 33 devices, for this device family and failure mode.During this same time frame 511,763 devices have been manufactured and shipped worldwide.Should all the complaint devices have been found confirmed for this reported failure, the rate of failure would be 0.00006.Per the instructions for use, the user is advised the following: warnings: -only physicians trained in the techniques of laparoscopic or minimally invasive surgery and the use of retrieval bags to remove tissue should use the product.-do not use the anchor tissue retrieval system if resistance is met upon deployment.Improper use of the device may result in perforation of tissue and subsequent bleeding.This issue will continue to be monitored through the complaint system to assure patient safety.
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