A-A-51438 Drainage Unit, Pleural CavityThis Commercial Item Description describes underwater and gravity chest drainage units, pleural, which accompany most heart and lung operations, and are utilized for a variety of medical conditions shall be Type I, Type II or Type III as described herein.

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Workmanship. The drainage unit, pleural shall be free form defects which detract from its appearance or its serviceability.

Unit. Package (PG). The unit of issue shall appear in the solicitation for Type I and Type II.

For Type III. One package containing six individually packaged sterile drainage apparatus as specified, constitutes one unit. The individual package shall be a suitable container capable of maintaining sterility of contents unless package is damaged or opened.

Quality Assurance Provisions.

Responsibility for inspection. Unless otherwise specified in the contract or purchase order, the contractor is responsible for the performance of all inspection requirements as specified herein. Except as otherwise specified in the contact or purchase order, the contractor may use his own or any facilities suitable for the performance of the inspection requirements specified herein, unless disapproved by the Government. The Government reserves the right to perform any of the inspections set forth in the specification where such inspections are deemed necessary to assure supplies and services conform to prescribed requirements.

Records. Records of examinations and tests performed by or for the contractor shall be maintained by the contractor and made available to the Government upon the Government’s request, at any time, or from time to time, during the performance of the contract and for a period of three years after delivery of the supplies to which such records relate.

Inspection. Inspection, as used herein, is defined as both examination (such as visual or auditory investigation without the use of special laboratory appliances or procedures) and testing (determination by technical means of physical and chemical properties) of the item.

Examination. Examination shall be conducted to determine compliance with specification requirements.

Sampling for examination. Sampling for examination shall be conducted in accordance with MIL-STD-105 and as specified. Unit of product for examination purposes shall be one package of 6 drainage units as specified. Sampling shall be inspection level II with an Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) of 1.0.