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MalfunctionFMC

3612 LITE GLOVE

Received Dec 19, 2016

Report 9612030-2016-00828 · MDR key 6187074

Device

Generic name

Lite Glove

Manufacturer

Covidien

Model number

31140257

Catalog number

31140257

Product problems

  • Torn Material

Patient

Not reported

  • No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
  • No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

AN INVESTIGATION IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. UPON COMPLETION, THE RESULTS WILL BE FORWARDED.

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED TO COVIDIEN ON (B)(6) 2016 THAT A CUSTOMER HAD AN ISSUE WITH A LITE GLOVE. THE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE LITE GLOVES ARE TEARING UP THE MIDDLES UPON APPLICATION TO THE DEVON LIGHT HANDLES. THE MATERIAL SEEMS TO DIFFER IN THICKNESS/DENSITY DEPENDING ON WHAT SECTION. THE SECTION THAT SLIPS ONTO THE HANDLES WHERE THE DAMAGE IS OCCURRING APPEARS TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT/THINNER THAN THE CUFF AND TIP.