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Patient 1
THE DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION AND NO PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE HAS BEEN PROVIDED. THEREFORE, THE REPORTED FAILURE CANNOT BE VERIFIED. A LOT NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED; THEREFORE, A COMPLAINT LOT HISTORY OR A DHR COULD NOT BE REVIEWED. A TWO-YEAR REVIEW OF COMPLAINT HISTORY REVEALED THERE HAS BEEN 6 COMPLAINTS REGARDING 13 DEVICES FOR THIS DEVICE FAMILY AND FAILURE MODE. DURING THE SAME TIME FRAME (B)(4) DEVICES HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED AND SHIPPED WORLDWIDE. SHOULD ALL THE COMPLAINT DEVICES HAVE BEEN FOUND CONFIRMED, THE RATE OF FAILURE WOULD BE (B)(4). PER THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE, THE USER IS ADVISED THE FOLLOWING; DO NOT USE THIS DEVICE IF THERE IS ANY DETECTABLE HANDLING OR SHIPPING DAMAGE. SLOWLY TEST DEPLOY NET BY SLIDING THUMB RING AND FINGER RINGS APART. INSPECT THE NET FOR DAMAGE. KEEPING THE OBJECT WITHIN THE NET, SLOWLY CLOSE THE NET BY SLIDING THE FINGER AND THUMB RINGS TOGETHER UNTIL THE NET FORMS A POUCH AROUND THE TARGET OBJECT. USE LIGHT TENSION ON THE THUMB AND FINGER RINGS TO ENSURE JUST ENOUGH PRESSURE TO MAINTAIN THE POUCH, THEREBY KEEPING THE OBJECT IN THE NET. DO NOT PERFORM A COMPLETE RETRACTION VIA THE SPECIMEN PROTECTION COLLAR, AS THIS WILL CRUSH THE SPECIMEN AND POSSIBLY DAMAGE THE NET AND/OR SHEATH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RETRACT THE OBJECT INTO THE WORKING CHANNEL OF THE ENDOSCOPE AS THIS WILL CRUSH THE SPECIMEN AND POSSIBLY DAMAGE THE NET SHEATH AND/OR ENDOSCOPE.