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Patient 1
DEVICE EVAL BY MANUFACTURER: THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. THE DEVICE WAS INSPECTED FOR ANY DAMAGE. THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED IN THE OPENED STERILE POUCH STILL IN THE CARDBOARD TABS. IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE DEVICE SHOWED A BROKEN SHAFT IN 1 LOCATION AND A SEPARATION IN ANOTHER LOCATION. THE BREAK WAS APPROXIMATELY 4CM FROM THE TIP AND THE SEPARATED PORTION WAS APPROXIMATELY 3CM FROM THE TIP. THE SEPARATED PORTION WAS NOT RETURNED. THE DEVICE AS MANUFACTURED IS 100CM LONG, THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 97CM RETURNED WHICH EQUALS TO 3CM OF THE TIP THAT WAS NOT RETURNED. THERE WAS 1 KINK NOTICED ON THE SHAFT LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 20CM FROM THE STRAIN RELIEF. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTICED ON THE DEVICES SHAFT. INSPECTION OF THE REMAINDER OF THE DEVICE, APART FROM THE OBSERVED DAMAGE ON THE BOX, REVEALED NO OTHER DAMAGE OR IRREGULARITIES.