WE HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION. HENCE, WE COULD NOT CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE DEFECT. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED AFTER WE EVALUATE THE DEVICE. WE HAVE CONDUCTED A LOT HISTORY REVIEW AND DID NOT FIND ANY ISSUES NOTED IN THE MANUFACTURING OR PACKAGING PROCESS THAT COULD BE RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. ALL QC TESTS PASSED THEIR REQUIREMENTS. ALL OF THE 98 UNITS FROM THIS LOT RELEASED FOR SALE HAVE BEEN SOLD. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF A SIMILAR NATURE FOR DEVICES FROM THIS LOT. AT THIS TIME, WE ARE INCONCLUSIVE ABOUT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE DEFECT. DEVICE WAS NOT USED IN THE PATIENT. ANOTHER VALVULOTOME WAS USED FOR THE SURGERY.
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THE CUTTING BLADES OF THE VALVULOTOME DID NOT OPEN OR CLOSE PROPERLY. THE MALFUNCTION WAS DETECTED DURING PRE-USE CHECK. SO, THE DEFECTIVE DEVICE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW VALVULOTOME.