FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

NEONATAL TEMPERATURE SKIN SENSOR

MDR report key: 11855875 · Received May 20, 2021

Report

Report Number
9613793-2021-00013
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 20, 2021
Date of Event
May 7, 2021
Report Date
July 2, 2021
Manufacturer
DEROYAL CIENTIFICA DE LATINOAMERICA S.R.L
Product Code
FMT
UDI-DI
00749756671361
PMA / PMN Number
K200319
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE DEFECTIVE SAMPLES WERE RECEIVED AT THE MANUFACTURING FACILITY, A FUNCTIONAL TEST (INVOLVEMENT OF THERMAL BATH TO OBTAIN RESULTS IN OHMS) WAS CONDUCTED TO ALL UNITS AND THE RESULTS OBTAINED WERE FOUND WITHIN THE TOLERANCE, NO ROOT CAUSE IS DETERMINED. PRODUCT IN PROCESS WERE SUBMITTED FOR A FUNCTIONAL TEST AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT ALL RESULTS WERE FOUND WITHIN SPECIFICATION. AN INVENTORY CHECK RELATED TO PRODUCT HNICU-37 HAD SEVEN CASES OF WORK ORDERS, THREE OF WHICH WERE RELATED TO THE LOT INVOLVING THE COMPLAINT. A VISUAL AND FUNCTIONAL INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE TESTS IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT ALL THE UNITS WERE FOUND WITHIN THE TOLERANCE. IN ADDITION, A VISUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED TO 100% OF THE UNITS AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE IDENTIFIED. COMPLAINT'S LOG OF THE LAST TWO YEARS CONFIRMED A TOTAL OF 18 COMPLAINTS GENERATED WITH THE SAME OR SIMILAR PART NUMBER, TWO OF THOSE CASES HAVE BEEN RELATED TO A SHIPPING ISSUE, IN TWO CASES IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED "USE ERROR" AS A ROOT CAUSE, FOR THE REST OF THE CASES, THE ROOT CAUSE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS "UNDETERMINED"; THEREFORE, IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED THAT NO ISSUES RELATED TO THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE MEDICAL DEVICE HAVE BEEN DEMONSTRATED. DUE TO INCREASE IN NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THE FUNCTIONALITY, A CORRECTIVE ACTION AN INTERNAL CORRECTIVE ACTION POINT HAS BEEN OPENED TO FULLY RESEARCH REPORTED ISSUES WITH THE PRODUCT. THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE AT THIS TIME. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. WE WILL PROVIDE FOLLOW UP REPORT IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

WORK ORDER INVOLVED WAS TRACED AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUNCTIONAL RESULTS WERE REVIEWED. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT ALL RESULTS WERE FOUND WITHIN THE SPECIFICATION. WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR PRODUCT TO BE RETURNED TO PERFORM FUNCTIONAL INSPECTION. THE INVESTIGATION IS INCOMPLETE AT THIS TIME, A FOLLOW-UP WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ONCE RECEIVED, THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

SEVERAL BABIES GOT COLD WHILE USING PROBE, ANOTHER PROBE WAS USED; HOWEVER, IT DID NOT REGISTER TEMPERATURE AT ALL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
752447 NEONATAL TEMPERATURE SKIN SENSOR INFANT RADIANT WARMER FMT DEROYAL CIENTIFICA DE LATINOAMERICA S.R.L HNICU-37 00749756671361

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1