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Company: Transplantation Research FoundationDate: 6/25/01 Product Name: Dura mater allografts Failure to establish and maintain procedures to control product that does not conform to specified requirements [21 CFR 820.90]. For example, the computer disposition records did not clearly document the destruction of unsuitable dura mater, and there are no disposition procedures addressing the segregation and...
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Company: Marshall Medical Center North Date: 6/20/01 Product name: Mammography facility Note: The wording of this noncompliance was changed in the software to incorporate several other similar noncompliance issues. The finding is specific to corrective action for a failing image score not being documented FDA District: New Orleans District
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Company: Analogic CorportationDate: 6/13/01 Class: II PRODUCT: a) Philips Tomoscan M. Recall # Z-550-1. b) Philips Tomoscan EG. Recall # Z-551-1. c) Philips Tomoscan EG. Recall # Z-552-1. REASON: The diagnostic x-ray devices fail to conform to design specifications relating to the accomplishment of their intended purpose. CODE: a) Philips Tomoscan M; b) Philips Tomoscan...
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Company: Electronic Data Systems (EDS)Enforcement Report Date: 6/13/01 Class: II PRODUCT: Defense Blood Standard System, Blood Bank Computer Software, – In use at 79 military facilities. Recall # B-897-1. REASON: Due to a defect in computer software, expired blood products that were returned, and units that were received at out of spec temperatures, were not...
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483Company: Schering-Plough Prodcuts, LLC City and Sate: Manati, Puerto Rico 00674-0486 FDA District: San Juan, Puerto Rico Dates of Inspection: 5/1/01-6/13/01 You failed to have adequate security controls for your HPLC system, once accessed by one employee is left opened and available for other personnel to gain access to the original employee’s analytical test reports....
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483Company: Schering-Plough Prodcuts, LLC City and State: Las Pierdas, PR FDA District: San Juan, Puerto Rico Dates of Inspection: 5/1-6/5-2001 You have not developed validation/qualification master plans encompassing process, cleaning computer and analytical method validation as directed by the Corporate Quality Assurance Guideline titled Master Plans for Validation/ Qualification issued 10/12/1999. You failed to have...
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/Docs/SCPRed/SoftwareCPR-Newsletter052601.PDF
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Recall of Amicus Separator Operating with Version 2.50 Software REASON: Baxter Healthcare Corporation is recalling Amicus Separators operating with version 2.50 software after discovering that the device may return an inappropriate volume of plasma to a donor during an apheresis procedure. This occurrence has been observed during single needle procedures using Amicus Separators operating with...
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The Validation Times Vol III, No. 5 May 2001 reported that James McCormack of FDA : 1. Indicated that the first two FDA Part 11 Guidances may be issued as early as June 2001. These would be the Glossary and Validation guidances. Scope would not be addressed. Other guidances would follow over a period of...
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Company: Cardiomedics, Inc. Date of Enforcement Report: 5/30/01 Class: II PRODUCT: CardiAssist External Counter Pulsation (ECP)System. Recall #Z-573-1. REASON: The screen on the unit containing software version 1.4.3 intermittently locks up. Unexpected shutdown; deletion of use for cardiogenic shock. CODES: n/a MANUFACTURER: Cardiomedics, Inc., Irvine, CA. RECALLED BY: Manufacturer, by facsimile, dated April 4, 2001,...
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Company: Instrumentation Laboratory Co. Date of Enforcement Report: 5/30/01 Class: III PRODUCT: ACL Futura Coagulation Analyzers. Recall #Z-577-1. REASON: There is a software error that may cause index file and record information to be mismatched. CODES: All Serial Numbers with software version below V3.4. MANUFACTURER: Instrumentation Laboratory Co., Lexington, MA. RECALLED BY: Manufacturer, by letters,...
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Company: Mediware Information Systems, Inc.Date: 5/29/01 REASON: The expiration date of a manufactured product may be mistakenly extended, without displaying a warning to the user, when entered under certain specific conditions. DATE RECALL INITIATED: May 29, 2001 PRODUCT / VERSIONS Hemocare Blood Bank Data Management System Software Software versions 5.1, 5.2, 5.2a, 5.2b for use...
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/Docs/SCPRed/SoftwareCPR-Newsletter052601.PDF
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/Docs/SCPRed/CDRHInfo-collection-reqmtsExcerpts.PDF
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Date of Enforcement Reporl: May 9,2001Class: II PRODUCT: ISS 2001 X-Ray Imaging System. Recall # Z-246-1. REASON: The systems fail to conform to design specifications relating to the emission of electronic product radiation. MANUFACTURER: Fischer Imaging Corporation,Denver, Colorado. RECALLED BY: Manufacturer, to supply new version (1.4) of software by May 1, 2002. Firm- initiated recall...
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http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf/k010605.pdf
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/Docs/UKDefenseSoftwareSafetyStd00-55Part1.pdf
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Company: Philips Medical System Nederland B.VDate of Enforcement Report: 4/25/01 Date of Recall: 5/1/97 Class: II PRODUCT: Gyroscan T5 Magnetic Resonance Diagnostic Device NT. Recall #Z-0500-1. REASON: If computer shuts down the system patient nurse call alarm is not activated. CODES: All Gyroscans delivered from factory since October 1996LOT NUMBER (S)OR S/N(S) Serial Numbers 182,...
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Company: Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V.Date of Enforcement Report: 4/25/01 Date of Recall: February, 2001 Class: II PRODUCT: EasyVision CT/MR Workstation with software release 1.x AND 2.x. Recall #Z-0495-1. REASON: If Ct scans made on different dates, the Image sets are merged into one exam. CODES: EasyVision CT/MR Workstation with release RI.X and release. MANUFACTURER:...
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/Docs/FDA-DeviceLabelingandManualsGuidance.pdf
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Company: Stough Enterprises Date: 4/18/01 Product: Blood & Plasma Product Category: Biologics/Blood Failure to appropriately determine the suitability of donors prior to the collection and distribution of the blood product because on January 30, 2001, a donor screener was observed reading the questions too quickly for the donor to respond prior to the screener entering...
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Company: AvidcareWL Date: 4/17/01 Product: In home Asthma Monitoring System …”Under a United States Federal law, the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (the Act), these products are considered to be medical devices because they are used to diagnose or treat a medical condition or to affect the structure or function of the body. Home...
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Company: Cardiomedics Inc.Date: 4/13/01 Product: Counter pulsation devices No procedures for the development of software used to control devices. The software used for the operation of the CardiAssist CounterPulsation system was not properly validated. Problems with this software have been identified and corrective measures have been undertaken to replace this software version. Electro Static Discharge...
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Company: GE Medical Systems Inc. SADate: 4/10/01 Product: Full Field Digital Mammography Device Failure to establish and maintain procedures to ensure that the design requirements relating to a device are appropriate and address the intended use of the device, including the needs of the user and patient. The procedures shall include a mechanism for addressing...
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Company: Neuro Control Corp. Date: 4/9/01 Product: NeuroControl Freehand System Also, at the time of the meeting your firm was using a procedure entitled, “Return Inspection Procedure for the Freehand Backup Implantable Components”. As we stated in our meeting with your firm, this procedure appears to involve electronic record. The recent FDA inspection revealed that...
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Company: Zeus Scientific Inc.Date: 3/27/01 Product: IVD test kits In addition to the above,your firm failed to validate the electronic documentation system used to record corrective action requests (CARs) prior to implementation. The electronic record requires electronic signature,for which there is no timestamp on the record. Also, you failed to certify to the FDA that...
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Company: Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.Date of Enforcement Report: 3/21/01 Date of recall letter: 6/26/00 Class: II PRODUCT: a) Vitros 250 and Vitros 250 AT Chemistry Systems Software version below 7.0.; Recall #Z-386-1. b) Vitros 950 and Vitros 950AT Chemistry Systems with software version below 3.07. Recall #Z-387-1. REASON: The Bilirubin (Unconjugated Bilirubin) results may be reported...
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/Docs/Lilly483Response031801.pdf
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Company: Olympus America, Inc.Date of Enforecement Report: 3/7/01 Date of Recall: 10/1/99 Class: III PRODUCT: Integrated Endosurgery EndoALPHA Software Version 3.01. Recall #Z-381-1. REASON: The device software version 3.01 prevented the control unit from retaining the user-programmer coagulation setting. CODE: Catalog #UCES (Control Unit for Endosurgery), software version 3.01. MANUFACTURER: Olympus America, Inc., Melville, NY....
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Company: Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.Date of Enforcement Report: 3/7/01 Date of recall: 6/28/00 Class: III PRODUCT: Vitros 250 Chemistry Systems with Software Versions 6.x (6.0,6.01, 6.02, etc). Recall #Z-249-1. REASON: Test results may be mis-reported as 0.0 for any analyte including CK-MB, acetaminophen, iron, lithium, and salicylate. CODES: Catalog #8132086. Vitros 250 Chemistry System serial numbers...
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Company: Sunquest Information Systems, Inc.Date of Enforcement Report: 3/7/01 Date of Recall: 1/15/01 Class: II PRODUCT: Flexilab Laboratory Information System (not for use in blood banks). Recall #Z-0369-1. REASON: Software anomaly allows misprint of patient information. CODE: Flexilab version 5.23 with RBR module. MANUFACTURER: Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., Tucson, AZ. RECALLED BY: Manufacturer, by fax...
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Date of enforcement report: 2/28/01Date of recall: 9/12/00 Company: Escreen Inc. Class: II PRODUCT: EScreen System, which collectively includes the eCUP, the eREADER optical imaging technology, and the eCUP data analysis software, for use in drug abuse testing. Recall #Z-205-1. REASON: Distributed without 510(k) clearance. CODE: All. MANUFACTURER: EScreen Inc., Overland Park, KS. RECALLED BY:...
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483Company: Eli Lilly & Company City and Sate: Indianapolis, IN FDA District: Detroit, MI Dates of Inspection: 1/29-2/9, 21, 22, 23/01 18. SOP #001-001757 “Process Control System Security” is used as a global document to describe the guidelines for maintaining the security of the process control systems and related documents for Parentaeral Products Operations. However,...
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The final Device Center Inspection Compliance Policy Guide (provided at the link above and in the Library on this site) Part VI, Page 11, lists the following as points of contact related to software: “i. Questions regarding compliance of product software, stand alone software, process equipment software or the Year: 2000 Problem: Stewart Crumpler Office...
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Company: DPC Cirrus, Inc., Date of Enforcement report: 2/7/01 Date of recall: 11/3/00 Class: III PRODUCT: Immulite 2000 Automated Immunoassay Analyzer Software Versions 1.6 and 1.61. Recall No. Z-183-1. REASON: Software code is incorrect for manual dilutions in the Batch Tests by Rack, which could cause incorrect calculation of results. CODE: None. MANUFACTURER: DPC Cirrus,...
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