Model Number SEY24ACCTH |
Device Problem
Contamination (1120)
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Patient Problems
Unspecified Infection (1930); Eye Infections (4466)
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Event Date 11/18/2020 |
Event Type
Injury
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Manufacturer Narrative
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The complaint was forwarded to the manufacturing facility where it is currently still under investigation.A follow-up report will be filed once the results have been completed.
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Event Description
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Patient reported that they have had a few eye infections during the time they have used the cataract pack sey24accth from lot number 57789.The scrubs and rns met and brainstormed and apparently the scrubs have seen ¿particles¿ such as plastic in the packs before.Patient developed an eye infection 6 days post-op requiring antibiotic treatment from a retinal specialist.They stated since it has been years since they have had any complication from a surgical procedure, they are looking at ¿everything¿ but they are unable to pinpoint a component that was contaminated.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Supplemental report being filed since the results of the investigation are available following the submission of the initial mdr.The investigation consisted of a review from cardinal's device history record video image and the special instructions, as well as the pack¿s configuration by the design department.(b)(4) kits were produced in work order # (b)(4).This work order was manufactured on 2/17/2021.The production team inspected every (b)(4) kit and no discrepancies were found.The quality assurance team inspected the pack #1 and no discrepancies were found.No non-conformance was generated for this work order.The production team¿s previous work order was reviewed to ensure proper line clearance between orders; and showed nothing out of the ordinary that could have contributed to the contamination reported of loose debris.The production team failed to detect any contamination of this sort during the assembly process.There was no sample picture provided for evaluation so true root cause unknown.Capa-jrz-01906 addresses this quality issue.We spoke with the sealing operator about the complaint and the sealing process, to reinforce this operation, the operator was asked to check the seal of each package to be completely sealed.We are going to reinforce the sealing procedures to be followed by the sealing operator to prevent this to happen in the future.We will continue to monitor for this type of incident.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Class=supplemental report being filed since the results of the investigation are available following the narrative corrected data regulatory attachments submission of the initial mdr previously submitted on 11-jun-2021. the investigation consisted of a review from cardinal's device history record video image and the special instructions, as well as the pack¿s configuration by the design department.240 kits were produced in work order #(b)(4).This work order was manufactured on 2/17/2021.The production team inspected every 50th kit and no discrepancies were found.The quality assurance team inspected the pack #1 and no discrepancies were found.No non-conformance was generated for this work order.The production team¿s previous work order was reviewed to ensure proper line clearance between orders; and showed nothing out of the ordinary that could have contributed to the contamination reported of loose debris.The production team failed to detect any contamination of this sort during the assembly process.There was no sample picture provided for evaluation so true root cause unknown.Capa-jrz-01906 addresses this quality issue. action plan: the production team was notified of the complaint for heightened awareness and reminded of the importance for inspecting for contamination and to follow regular cleaning protocol.A training was provided to reinforce processes to prevent reoccurrence.
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