MAUDE Adverse Event Report: CONVATEC DOMINICAN REPUBLIC INC ACCORDION FLANGE; PROTECTOR, OSTOMY

Model Number	421040
Medical Device Problem Codes	Malposition of Device (2616); Positioning Problem (3009)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Mdr 9618003-2020-11896 / device 10 of 10.Based on the available information, this event is deemed to be a reportable malfunction.To date no additional information has been received.Should additional information become available, a follow-up report will be submitted.(b)(4).
Event or Problem Description
The end user stated that 10 out of 10 wafers from this box had an off centered starter hole and she felt like this had contributed to her poor wear time.She had only used one from this box.Reportedly, her usual wear time was 3-5 days and now, wear time was 1-2.She had not changed anything in her routine or weight.There was no harm reported and a photograph depicting the issue was received from the end user.
Event or Problem Description
To date no additional patient or event details have been received.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
An investigation was completed for this complaint by the assigned manufacturing site investigation team.The complaint summary of this investigation required rework.A corrective actions/preventive actions (capa) was raised, and an updated/corrected investigation summary has been completed in accordance with assigned corrective actions/preventive actions (capa).A supplemental mdr is being submitted to document the completion of investigation rework and final investigation; the complaint record will proceed to closure.Batch record review: lot 9g02910 was manufactured on 07/23/2019, line form fill and seal #1.With a total of (b)(4) market units (mkus).Complaint investigator performed a batch record review on 08/05/2020, to verify if all the applicable procedures were followed and no issues were found; all the components for assembly were correct per bill of materials (bom) and all the tooling information documented was also correct, under international commodity code (icc) code 421040.System application product (sap) material 1709735 and manufacturing order (b)(4).The batch record review supports that there were no discrepancies related to the issue reported.There are photographs associated with this case and no unused return sample was expected.Investigation conclusion: based in the investigation findings, the root cause identified for the issue ¿centricity issues¿, reported under failure mode ¿skin barrier starter hole is defective (e.G misalignment or off center), leakage may occur¿ is attributed to: 1)machine: the investigative process concluded that all the machinery/ tooling items used in the manufacturing process complied when compared against and process instruction (pi) specifications; as however, as part of this investigation it was identified that some size did not fit correctly in the disc assembly station produce the concentricity issues in the accordion line, nevertheless the procedure instruction (pi) procedure was recently updated to modify the tooling and a new tooling was added to avoid problems of concentricity on the disks, due to these tooling shared disk size and at the time of assembly some size did not fit correctly in the welding process and caused concentricity issues during the manufacturing process.After this updated was performed the manufacturing line demonstrated to behave steadily after the correction.No issues were identified for material, measurement, method and environment investigations.The investigation associated with related event has been approved and is complete.No additional action is required, and this complaint will be closed.This issue will be monitored through the post market product monitoring review process.To date no additional information has been received.Should additional information become available, a follow-up report will be submitted.Reporting site: 1049092.Manufacturing site: 9618003.

• Brand Name: ACCORDION FLANGE
• Common Device Name: PROTECTOR, OSTOMY
• Manufacturer (Section D): CONVATEC DOMINICAN REPUBLIC INC; km 18.5 parque industrial; itabo, s.a. haina; san cristobal
• Manufacturer (Section G): CONVATEC DOMINICAN REPUBLIC INC; km 18.5 parque industrial; itabo, s.a. haina; san cristobal
• Manufacturer Contact: pamela meadows ; 7815 national service road; suite 600; greensboro, NC 27409 ; 3365424679
• MDR Report Key: 10132244
• Report Number: 9618003-2020-11896
• Device Sequence Number: 3923643
• Product Code: EXE
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00768455133826
• UDI-Public: 00768455133826
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: LA
• PMA/510(K) Number: EXEMPT
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Consumer
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 05/28/2020

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Lay User/Patient
• Device Expiration Date: 07/21/2024
• Device Model Number: 421040
• Device Lot Number: 9G02910
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: No
• Was the Report Sent to FDA?: Yes
• Type of Report(Section G): Initial
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 05/28/2020
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 11/02/2023
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 06/09/2020
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 11/17/2023
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): No
• Date Device Manufactured: 07/23/2019
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): Yes
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Usage of Device: Unknown
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Sex: Female