| Model Number |
HGKTP08/75CPUT |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Material Frayed (1262)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Patient Involvement (2645)
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| Date of Event |
05/17/2018
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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A review of the complaint device history records indicated that the patch was processed and inspected according to established procedures and was therefore released following acceptable quality inspections and tests.Specifically, these tests include mechanical strength tests (longitudinal tensile strength and 45° and 90° suture retention strength) and 100% visual control.The actual device was cut out before returning to the manufacturer and was received incomplete in a bottle bathing in undefined liquid.Hence, evaluation of the edges in order to confirm fraying is impossible.Three other sealed products from same lot (including two patches from same intermediate product) were returned with the complaint device and were visually inspected.No anomaly was found.The complaint cannot be confirmed due to the condition of the received device which makes evaluation impossible.However, the conducted investigation would tend to indicate that the product was not defective at the time of manufacturing.
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Event or Problem Description
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The patch was frayed.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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(10/213) the complaint device was inspected by our textile manufacturing supervisor.No structural defects were observed and the difficulty of assessing the edges due to product condition was confirmed.(10/114) the complaint was also reviewed by one of our senior r&d engineer.Due to the particular weaving structure, the likelihood of fraying in a knitted patch is low and the most probable root cause is an operational problem when suturing the patch.(4109/213) the review of post-marketing historical data indicated that no similar complaint was received for knitted patches for the last 10 years.(61) the conducted investigation would tend to indicate that the product was meeting its specification at the time of manufacturing and that an unintended use error probably caused the event.
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