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If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.Udi: (b)(4) incomplete the expiration date is currently unavailable.Investigation summary: according to the information received, it was reported that a difference in expiry dates detected at the level of received fms outflow cannula 2.5, per below details: item reference number : 281572, lot number : 74042, box expiry date : 30/10/2022, barcode expiry date : 30/10/2021, quantity of affected items : 40 , 2 boxes (1 box= 20 each), shipment received on : 28/12/2020.Upon visual inspection of the photos, it was observed that the expiry date mentioned on the label is different than the one included in the product label barcode / packing list.The expiry date (barcode) for lot number 74042 states 30-10-2021, however the expiry date on the product label states 30-10-2022.Expiration date printed on the labels are correct.A nc was opened to track this failure with the supplier (nr-0150054), for the lot numbers impacted (69750, 62795, 74042), and this nonconformance was escalated under pia 1869375.During pia, quality, medical safety and regulatory affairs reviewed the pia investigation and determined that this product nonconformance presents no increased risk to patient safety nor does it after the product benefit-risk profile.The expiration date discrepancy has no impact on the device¿s intended use, design, quality or safety and effectiveness of the final product.Therefore, the product meets the regulatory requirements for disposition ¿use-as-is¿.The root cause stems from supplier label software system, the product code 281752 is received into depuy mitek neuchatel site where label is checked, however the expiry date is manually inputted into the erp system.The corrective action was made in supplier site (harmac) where implemented a label software verification step that is deployed a whenever a label¿s software is changed.As part of this verification, the new label is printed and then reviewed by the cognizant engineer who approved the change on the software verification form.Nr-0150054 was identified for this lot number executed on 09/14/2020 related to this issue reported.Escalation pia 1869375 initiated to conduct bounding and risk assessment.A dhr review was conducted for the lots involved without any related findings.At this point in time, depuy synthes mitek will continue to track any related complaints within this device family as a means of monitoring the extent with which this complaint is observed in the field.
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