Integra has completed their internal investigation on 29aug2016.The investigation activities included: methods: -review of device history records.-review of complaint history.Results: information collected from the manufacturer: ¿part number 112012snd lot emue was manufactured on september 21st 2010 and (b)(4) parts were released.No anomaly was found.A specific check was done on the copy of the label that is in the dhr.The expiration date is in compliance with newdeal specification (4 years and 11 months after manufacturing date) and on august 2015 in the label.The issue is a distribution-related issue.It is not related to the performance of the product.Including this complaint, 0 complaints of the same nature have been received for the past year (0 complaints / product uses).This is not statistically adverse when compared to the complaint rate for the prior time period (0 complaints / product uses).Conclusion: based on the investigation performed by integra, the complaint reported by the (b)(6) is not confirmed.As per the consignment contract signed between the customer and integra, this is the responsibility of the customer to manage expiry dates.Moreover, regardless of the contract, this is the responsibility of the hospital to check the implant (expiry date included) before implanting it into the patient.
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