MAUDE Adverse Event Report: INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION OH/USA MAYFIELD TRIAD SKULL CLAMP; SKULL CLAMPS AND HEADREST SYSTEMS

Catalog Number A1108

Device Problem Defective Component (2292)

Patient Problem No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

The device was not 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.

Event Description

A biomedical engineer reported that the a1108 mayfield triad skull clamp, the thread of the screw to fix the device to the table is defective.The torque screw was without a spring.Additional information was received on 28jan2020 stated that the product problem was detected before surgery.

Manufacturer Narrative

Updated fields: d10, g4, g7, h2, h3, h6, h10 the mayfield skull clamp was received for evaluation.Visual inspection and the investigation found that the thread of the skull clamp was damaged and the locking mechanism has some movement.This will affect the intended function of the device and confirms the reported complaint.The evaluation also found that parts of the device were worn.A dhr review cannot be performed at this time as the lot number provided does not appear to be a valid integra number.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.

• Brand Name: MAYFIELD TRIAD SKULL CLAMP
• Type of Device: SKULL CLAMPS AND HEADREST SYSTEMS
• Manufacturer (Section D): INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION OH/USA; 4900 charlemar drive; 4900 charlemar drive; cincinnati OH 45227
• MDR Report Key: 10277763
• MDR Text Key: 202958787
• Report Number: 3004608878-2020-00079
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: HBL
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: PRE-AMEND
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: foreign
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 01/27/2020

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 07/15/2020
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Catalogue Number: A1108
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 01/30/2020
• Date Manufacturer Received: 03/27/2020
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1