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Complaint conclusion: the needle of a 5f 10cm stainless steel wire (sw) rain sheath introducer felt blunt.The device was used as usual.The patient had little post-interventional bleeding as the artery was perforated.A pressure bandage was applied as a treatment/procedure provided to the patient as a result of the arterial perforation.The product look and appeared normal when taken from its packaging.There was no treatment provided to the patient as a result of the blood loss.The device was intact when removed from the patient.The products were not returned for analysis.A product history record (phr) review of lots17860727 and 17870327revealed no anomalies or non-conformances during the manufacturing and inspection processes that can be associated with the reported event.The reported ¿needle- dull in patient¿ could not be confirmed as the devices were not returned for analysis.The exact cause of the reported events could not be conclusively determined.Procedural or handling factors, such as stick technique or excessive force, may have contributed to the reported events.Arterial perforation is a known potential risk and listed in the products ifu as such.Arterial perforation refers to a hole made by boring or piercing the artery.Arterial perforation is usually related to procedural factors such as stick technique and excessive force.According to the instructions for use, which is not intended as a mitigation, ¿possible complications include, but are not limited to: abrupt vessel closure, additional intervention, allergic reaction (device, contrast medium and medications), air embolism, infection, intimal tear, hematoma at puncture, hemorrhage , inflammation / infection / sepsis , ischemia, perforation of vessel wall, thrombus formation, peripheral nerve injury , pain, vascular complications (e.G.Intimal tear, dissection, pseudo aneurysm, perforation, rupture, spasm, occlusion)¿.Neither the phr review nor the information available for review suggests that the reported events could be related to the manufacturing process of the units.Therefore, no corrective or preventive actions will be taken at this time.
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