SPECIAL DEVICE UNITIZED PROGRA
Report
- Report Number
- 1226348-2020-00096
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 15, 2020
- Date of Event
- February 12, 2020
- Report Date
- February 10, 2020
- Manufacturer
- INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES SWITZERLAND SAR
- Product Code
- JXG
- PMA / PMN Number
- NI
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
THE HAKIM VALVE WAS RECEIVED FOR EVALUATION. DHR - PRODUCT CODE NS9008 WITH LOT 3753797, CONFORMED TO THE SPECIFICATIONS. MANUFACTURING DATE APRIL 24, 2029. EXPIRATION DATE MARCH 31, 2024. FAILURE ANALYSIS - THE VALVE PASSED THE TEST FOR PROGRAMMING, OCCLUSION, LEAK, REFLUX, SIPHON GUARD AND PRESSURE. NO ROOT CAUSE COULD BE DETERMINED, AS THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM THE PROBLEM REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER. 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 PLAINSBORO, NJ TO PRINCETON, NJ. 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 229048 AND NC 20-011 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)(4) OFFICE OF PRODUCT EVALUATION AND QUALITY ON JULY 8-9, 2020 TO REPORT THESE ISSUES REGARDING MDR REPORTS.
ATTEMPTS ARE BEING MADE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.
A PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2020, A HAKIM VALVE (ID: NS9008 - SPECIAL DEVICE UNITIZED PROGRA) WAS IMPLANTED VIA L-P SHUNT DUE TO SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE WITH AN INITIAL SETTING OF 120MMH2O. THE VALVE WAS USED WITH THE SILASCON LUMBAR CATHETER (MANUFACTURED BY KANEKA, PRODUCT CODE: 702-JJ). THEN THE PATIENT DEVELOPED ORIENTATION DISORDER, AND VENTRICULAR ENLARGEMENT WAS OBSERVED ON MRI. VALVE OBSTRUCTION WAS SUSPECTED, AND IT WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW VALVE ON (B)(6) 2020.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 739187 | SPECIAL DEVICE UNITIZED PROGRA | CHPV WITH SG | JXG | INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES SWITZERLAND SAR |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 73 YR |