SURGIMEND PRS MESHED 20CM X 10CM X 1MM
Report
- Report Number
- 3004170064-2020-00001
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 15, 2020
- Date of Event
- December 15, 2019
- Report Date
- January 31, 2020
- Manufacturer
- TEI BIOSCIENCES INC
- Product Code
- FTM
- PMA / PMN Number
- K171357
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
ROOT CAUSE IS INDETERMINABLE. NO LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED IN THE COMPLAINT DOCUMENTATION, THEREFORE DHR REVIEW COULD NOT BE CONDUCTED. THE ONLY INFORMATION PROVIDED WAS THE PRODUCT NAME, SURGIMEND PRS. THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR FAILURE ANALYSIS. IF THE DEVICE IS RETURNED LATER, AND LOT INFORMATION PROVIDED, THIS COMPLAINT WILL BE REOPENED, AND ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS WILL BE CONDUCTED AS APPLICABLE. BETWEEN (B)(6) 2019 AND (B)(6) 2020, APPROXIMATELY 2,200 MDRS SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY BY INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES VIA TRACKWISE, INTEGRA'S COMPLAINT HANDLING SYSTEM, WERE NOT RECEIVED BY CDRH DUE TO A COMPUTER SYSTEM ISSUE. WITHIN THIS TIME PERIOD, AN ERROR WITH INTEGRA'S MIDDLEWARE, WHICH FACILITATES COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN TRACKWISE AND THE FDA SYSTEM, CAUSED THE COMPLAINT RECORDS TO CLOSE AND INDICATE WE HAD RECEIVED AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 3 FROM THE FDA WHEN WE HAD NOT. INTEGRA INTERPRETED THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AS A SUCCESSFUL SUBMISSION; HOWEVER, SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 3 RECEIVED WAS FROM OUR MIDDLEWARE AND NOT FROM THE FDA (THESE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS HAVE BEEN RETAINED AS PART OF THE DOCUMENTATION OF THE MDR). THE MALFUNCTION WAS RELATED TO THE RELOCATION OF THE TRACKWISE APPLICATION TO A NEW DATA CENTER DURING THE TRANSITION OF INTEGRA'S CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS FROM (B)(6). PREVIOUSLY, INTEGRA HAD BEEN SUCCESSFULLY RECEIVING ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1, 2, AND 3 FROM THE FDA, AND OUR RECORDS REFLECT THESE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, INCLUDING THE DATE AND TIME STAMPS. CAPA (B)(4) HAVE BEEN OPENED BY INTEGRA TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE NONCONFORMANCE AND DEVELOP A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN. THE MIDDLEWARE ERROR HAS BEEN CORRECTED, AND INTEGRA HAS FILED MDRS SINCE THE CORRECTION AND VERIFIED THAT THE APPROPRIATE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE FDA. INTEGRA IS RESUBMITTING ALL IMPACTED MDR REPORTS FOR THE TIME PERIOD (B)(6) 2019 THROUGH (B)(6) 2020. INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CONTACTED (B)(6), DIRECTOR OF REGULATORY PROGRAMS, OFFICE OF PRODUCT EVALUATION AND QUALITY AND (B)(6), ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, MDR TEAM, OFFICE OF PRODUCT EVALUATION AND QUALITY ON (B)(6) 2020 TO REPORT THESE ISSUES REGARDING MDR REPORTS.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER SURGIMED PLACEMENT FOR A BREAST RECONSTRUCTION, THE PATIENT HAD A GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 739134 | SURGIMEND PRS MESHED 20CM X 10CM X 1MM | SURGIMEND | FTM | TEI BIOSCIENCES INC |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |