FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ORA SYSTEM 2000

MDR report key: 8695999 · Received June 13, 2019

Report

Report Number
2028159-2019-01083
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 13, 2019
Date of Event
May 20, 2019
Report Date
September 5, 2019
Manufacturer
ALCON RESEARCH, LLC - IRVINE TECHNOLOGY CENTER
Product Code
NCF
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE COMPANY SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE EXAMINED THE SYSTEM AND CONFIRMED THE REPORTED EVENT. THE SCREWS ON THE DOVETAIL WERE TIGHTENED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. NO FUNCTIONAL ISSUES WERE NOTED WITH THE SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM WAS THEN TESTED AND MET ALL PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS. THE ROOT CAUSE CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO LOOSE DOVETAIL SCREWS. THE DOVETAIL ENABLES THE CUSTOMER TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE ABERROMETER ONTO THE MICROSCOPE PER THE CUSTOMER¿S PREFERENCE. THUS, IT IS LIKELY THAT CUSTOMER HANDLING ATTRIBUTED TO THE LOOSE DOVETAIL SCREWS. HOWEVER, THIS IS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED CONCLUSIVELY. THE MANUFACTURER INTERNAL REFERENCE NUMBER IS: (B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

BASED ON ASSESSMENT, THE PRODUCT MET SPECIFICATIONS AT THE TIME OF RELEASE. INVESTIGATION, INCLUDING ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS, IS IN PROGRESS. A SUPPLEMENTAL MDR WILL BE FILED AS NECESSARY IN ACCORDANCE WITH 21 CFR 803.56 WHEN ADDITIONAL REPORTABLE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER INTERNAL REFERENCE NUMBER IS: (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER REPORTED, THE ABERROMETER WAS MOVED AND THEY COULD NOT GET IT BACK IN ITS PROPER POSITION DUE TO THE LOOSENESS OF THE DOVETAIL SCREW. THE CALIBRATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED AND THE DEVICE WAS NOT USED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
491784 ORA SYSTEM 2000 ABERROMETER, OPHTHALMIC NCF ALCON RESEARCH, LLC - IRVINE TECHNOLOGY CENTER NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1