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MalfunctionOGE

ARROW EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT NRFIT

Received Jun 3, 2025 · Event occurred May 7, 2025

Report 3006425876-2025-00492 · MDR key 22130789

Device

Generic name

Anesthesia Conduction Catheter

Catalog number

TU-05500-NRO

Lot number

71F24D0050

Product problems

  • Break
  • Break

Patient

NA · Unknown

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

QN# (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED THAT: "THE GLASS LOR SYRINGE WAS FOUND BROKEN UPON OPENING THE PACKAGE. THEREFORE, A NEW KIT WAS USED INSTEAD."

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

QN(B)(4). THE REPORTED COMPLAINT OF THE LOR SYRINGE BEING BROKEN WAS CONFIRMED BASED ON THE SAMPLE RECEIVED. THE CUSTOMER RETURNED ONE 5ML GLASS LOR SYRINGE NRFIT AND LIDSTOCK. VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE RETURNED SAMPLE REVEALED THE LOR SYRINGE APPEARED TO BE CRACKED ON THE SHOULDER OF THE BARREL. A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW WAS PERFORMED ON THE EPIDURAL KIT AND THE LOR SYRINGE WITH NO RELEVANT FINDINGS. SINCE IT CANNOT BE DETERMINED WHEN THE SYRINGE BECAME DAMAGED, THE POTENTIAL CAUSE OF THIS COMPLAINT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED THAT: "THE GLASS LOR SYRINGE WAS FOUND BROKEN UPON OPENING THE PACKAGE. THEREFORE, A NEW KIT WAS USED INSTEAD."