CUSA CLARITY CONSOLE
Report
- Report Number
- 3006697299-2020-00017
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 15, 2020
- Date of Event
- February 10, 2020
- Report Date
- February 10, 2020
- Manufacturer
- INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES(IRELAND)
- Product Code
- LFL
- PMA / PMN Number
- K161882
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
Narratives
THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION THEREFORE THE FAILURE ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY ROOT CAUSE TO THE END USER'S EXPERIENCE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE LOT NUMBER (364888) PROVIDED HAS 6 DIGITS AND INTEGRA LOT NUMBERS HAVE SEVEN DIGITS. NO OTHER LOT NUMBER OR SERIAL NUMBER WAS PROVIDED DURING THE COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION. THE REPORTED COMPLAINT WAS NOT CONFIRMED. BETWEEN 05NOV2019 AND 30JUN2020, 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)(4) 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 PR (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 05NOV2019 THROUGH 30JUN2020. 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 JULY 8-9, 2020 TO REPORT THESE ISSUES REGARDING MDR REPORTS.
THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR ANALYSIS. THE PLANT INVESTIGATION IS IN PROGRESS AND A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION.
A BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2020, THE C7000 CUSA CLARITY CONSOLE DISPLAYED AN ERROR MESSAGE UPON START UP. THE REPORTED ERROR ON THE CONSOLE WAS: "1208 IB_VACCUM_PRESSURE_LOW¿. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED ON (B)(6) 2020 INDICATED THAT THE UNIT HAS NEVER BEEN USED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONTACT OR INJURY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 740951 | CUSA CLARITY CONSOLE | CUSA CLARITY | LFL | INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES(IRELAND) |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |