BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    TECA MONOPOLAR NEEDLES

    MDR report key: 10121524 · Received June 4, 2020

    Report

    Report Number
    3005581270-2020-00003
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    June 4, 2020
    Date of Event
    May 11, 2020
    Report Date
    May 28, 2020
    Manufacturer
    NATUS MANUFACTURING LIMITED
    Product Code
    IKT
    UDI-DI
    00382830017626
    PMA / PMN Number
    K973442
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    US
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    COMPLAINT REFERENCE # (B)(4) FOLLOW UP 001 29 JUNE 2020. INVESTIGATION RESULTS & FINDINGS: PRODUCT EXAMINATION AND FUNCTIONAL TESTING THERE IS NO PRODUCT AVAILABLE FOR RETURN FOR INVESTIGATION. REPLACEMENT NEEDLES HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE CUSTOMER. THE FOLLOWING WAS NOTED FROM QA ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION : FROM THE PACKING SLIP, THE LOT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS U1907G07 WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH WO162040. DHR WAS RETRIEVED AND REVIEWED. THIS WORK ORDER WAS PROCESSED THROUGH GORT IN JULY 2019 AND IS A MONOPOLAR TP BATCH (902-DMG37-TP). AS THIS IS A POTENTIAL SEPARATION ISSUE, THE INVESTIGATION WAS CARRIED OUT ON THE BRASS PIN, THE COLOUR COVER AND THE KOMAX 2 + 3. THERE ARE NO NCR'S ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WORK ORDER. THE HIGHEST SCRAP FALLOUT IN THE BATCH OCCURRED ON KOMAX 2 AND IS ATTRIBUTED TO PTFE EXPOSURE. THIS DEFECT IS LINKED TO THE TIP OF THE NEEDLE AND NOT THE SIDE CONTAINING THE BRASS PIN/COLOUR COVER. THERE WAS NO DOWNTIME ASSOCIATED WITH KOMAX 2 OR 3 DURING THE MANUFACTURE OF THIS BATCH. THE PART NUMBER OF THE GREEN MONOPOLAR COLOUR COVER IS 017Y244. THE LOT # OF THE COLOUR COVERS USED ON THIS BATCH WAS 19056403. THESE COVERS WERE ALSO USED ON MULTIPLE WORK ORDERS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ISSUES OR COMPLAINTS ON ANY OF THESE OTHER WORK ORDERS. THE PART NUMBER OF THE BRASS PINS IS 017Y314. THE LOT # OF THE PINS USED ON THIS BATCH WERE 1850098 AND 1901018. THESE PINS WERE ALSO USED ON MULTIPLE BATCHES. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ISSUES OR COMPLAINTS ON ANY OF THESE OTHER WORK ORDERS. PIN TO COLOUR COVER SEPARATION IN-PROCESS TESTS FOR THIS WORK ORDER ARE ALL WELL ABOVE THE LOWER SPECIFICATION LIMIT AND THE AVERAGE IS PERFECTLY NORMAL FOR MONOPOLAR. DHR REVIEW: DHR REVIEW WAS COMPLETED. THERE WERE NO NCR'S ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WORK ORDER. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ISSUES OR COMPLAINTS ON ANY OTHER DEVICES RELATING TO THIS WORK ORDER AT THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT. CAPA & COMPLAINT TRENDING REVIEW: THERE ARE NO CAPA'S RELATED TO THIS ISSUE AND NO COMPLAINT TRENDS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. PER (B)(4) (CORPORATE TRENDING AND ANALYSIS PROCEDURE) COMPLAINT HISTORIES ARE REVIEWED ROUTINELY PER QUALITY SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND ANY COMPLAINT TRENDS ARE ASSESSED AND DOCUMENTED AS PART OF THESE REVIEWS. A COMPLAINT REVIEW HAS BEEN COMPLETED FOR THE LAST 12 MONTHS. THERE ARE NO OTHER NEEDLE HUB SEPARATION COMPLAINTS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE TWO EVENTS THAT ARE LINKED TO THIS COMPLAINT. RISK MANAGEMENT FILE: A REVIEW OF THE ASSOCIATED RISK DOCUMENT ((B)(4) REV.08 - RISK ANALYSIS SPREADSHEET FOR TECA MONOPOLAR ELITE NEEDLE ELECTRODES) WAS CONDUCTED. RISK ID 6.8 "CANNULA & PIN ASSEMBLY SEPARATES FROM OUTER COLOUR COVER" WAS IDENTIFIED. THIS RISK HAS AN ASSIGNED SEVERITY OF 11, THEREFORE RISK RATING IS CRITICAL. HOWEVER, THERE HAS BEEN NO PATIENT INJURY IN THIS CASE. A RISK REVIEW IS NOT REQUIRED AS THIS COMPLAINT DOES NOT DESCRIBE A NEW FAILURE MODE OR NEW HARM AND THE EXISTING HAZARD SEVERITY AND/OR PROBABILITY OF OCCURRENCE HAS NOT CHANGED. THERE HAS BEEN NO PATIENT INJURY. COMPLAINT VERIFIED AND WILL BE TRACKED AS A TREND. THIS ISSUE WILL BE CONTINUED TO BE MONITORED.

    Description of Event or Problem · 0

    NEEDLES LOOSE IN HUB.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    REF TO COMPLAINT (B)(4). PART# 902-DMG37-TP LOT# U1907G07 NEEDLES LOOSE IN HUB. PRODUCT HAS BEEN REQUESTED BACK HOWEVER THE NEEDLES HAVE BEEN DISPOSED OF. NO NCR'S ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WORK ORDER. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ISSUES OR COMPLAINTS ON ANY OF THESE OTHER WORK ORDERS AT THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT. RETAINS REQUESTED AND FURTHER INVESTIGATION TO BE CARRIED OUT. NO INJURY OR IMPAIRMENT TO PATIENT.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    NEEDLES LOOSE IN HUB.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    585042 TECA MONOPOLAR NEEDLES TECA MONOPOLAR NEEDLES IKT NATUS MANUFACTURING LIMITED 902-DMG37-TP U1907G07 00382830017626

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1