FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

MAYFIELD INFINITY SKULL CLAMP

MDR report key: 9209687 · Received October 18, 2019

Report

Report Number
3004608878-2019-01055
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 18, 2019
Date of Event
September 19, 2019
Report Date
September 26, 2019
Manufacturer
INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION OH/USA
Product Code
HBL
PMA / PMN Number
K051440
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION, THEREFORE THE FAILURE ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY ROOT CAUSE TO THE END USERS EXPERIENCE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE DHR REVIEW CANNOT BE PERFORM AT THIS TIME AS THE SERIAL NUMBER PROVIDED (B)(6) DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A VALID INTEGRA NUMBER. THE REPORTED COMPLAINT UNCONFIRMED. 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 (B)(4) 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)(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.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

N/A.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE WAS NOT YET 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. LINKED TO MFG REPORT NO: 3004608878-2019-01054.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS IS 2 OF 2 REPORTS. A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE A1114 MAYFIELD INFINITY SKULL CLAMP WAS LOOSE WHEN USED ON (B)(6) 2019. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE CUSTOMER ON (B)(6) 2019 INDICATING THAT THE DEVICE WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE PATIENT AND THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY. THE DEVICE WAS REPLACED AFTER THE PRODUCT PROBLEM OCCURRED. THERE WAS NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE DUE TO THE PRODUCT PROBLEM.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1000655 MAYFIELD INFINITY SKULL CLAMP SKULL CLAMPS AND HEADREST SYSTEMS HBL INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION OH/USA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1