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Company: Exocad GmbH Date of Enforcement Report:9/25/2023 Class II PRODUCT exoplan version 3.1 Rijeka Software -A medical software, intended to support the pre-operative planning of dental implants using the visualization of the implant placement within images of the patents anatomy. Recall Number: Z-2633-2023 REASON: A software library filtering error has been discovered which occurs when...
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Sonesta Medical AB was issued a warning letter from the FDA. Excerpts from a warning letter of interest to software professionals: “This inspection revealed that these devices are adulterated within the meaning of section 501(h) of the Act, 21 U.S.C. § 351(h), in that the methods used in, or the facilities or controls used for,...
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By Ron Baerg and Mike Russell “You can pay me now, or you can pay me later” was the punch line of a memorable TV commercial by the FRAM® company about their oil filters around 50 years ago. The “me”: a car mechanic. Their point: paying (a little) now to replace your oil filter regularly...
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What does the US FDA expect in a premarket submission for description of the software design?  In the recent June 2023 Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff titled, “Content of Premarket Submissions for Device Software Functions,” the FDA gives the following guidance. For lower risk devices, the manufacturer is not required to...
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Company: Diversatek Healthcare Date of Enforcement Report: 09/07/2023 Class III PRODUCT ZVU Functional GI Software, REF: ZVU-3 Recall Number: Z-2521-2023 REASON: GI software labelled as revision 3.3.0 is incorrectly labeled and is in fact revision 3.2.0. RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER: Diversatek Healthcare VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE: 20 DISTRIBUTION: Worldwide – US Nationwide distribution in the states...
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Lex Inc. was issued a warning letter from the FDA for reason “of vulnerabilities in hardware and software, encompassing both networked and non-networked systems (e.g., programmable logic controller (PLC)).” More specifically, “a list of all software configurations (both equipment software and laboratory information management system (LIMS)) and versions, details of all user privileges, and oversight...
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Company: RAYSEARCH LABORATORIES AB Date of Enforcement Report: 08/25/2023 Class II PRODUCT RayCare software, include version number 5A, 5B, 6A, including service packs-An oncology information system used to support workflows and scheduling, as well as clinical information, planning and treatment management for oncology care. Model Numbers: 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.1.1,5.1.2, 5.1.3, 6.0.0 Recall Number: Z-2464-2023 REASON:...
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Company: Stryker Corporation Date of Enforcement Report: 08/25/2023 Class II PRODUCT SurgiCount+ Software Application-indicated as an adjunctive technology for augmenting the manual process of counting, displaying and recording the number of RFID-tagged absorbent articles used during surgical procedures Product Code: 0694-002-090. Recall Number: Z-2463-2023 REASON: Potential for current software to miscount when scanning in multiple...
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Recalled Product Product Names: Oxylog 3000 Plus Emergency and Transport Ventilator Part Numbers: 5704811 and 5704813 Product Material Numbers: See Recall Database Entry Distribution Dates: April 30, 2012 to June 13, 2022 Devices Recalled in the U.S.: 300 Date Initiated by Firm: June 12, 2023 Device Use The Oxylog 3000 Plus Emergency and Transport Ventilator is...
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A former employee forges FDA clearance letters at a Philadelphia-area medical device manufacturer.  Peter Stoll III pleaded guilty to one felony count of violating the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) by causing the introduction of misbranded and adulterated medical devices into interstate commerce, in violation of 21 United States Code, Section 331(a) and 331(a)(2). ...
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Company: Medtronic Neuromodulation Date of Enforcement Report: 07/21/2023 Class II PRODUCT A901 Communication Manager Application, used in conjunction with the A710 Clinician Programmer application.. Recall Number: Z-2226-2023 REASON: When an update to the A710 Clinician Programmer software application for the Intellis Neurostimulation System was released, the corresponding version of the A901 Communication Manager software application...
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Company: Hamilton Medical, Inc. Date of Enforcement Report: 07/21/2023 Class I PRODUCT HAMILTON C1 Ventilator REF 161001 1610010 Is intended to provide positive pressure ventilatory support to adults and pediatrics, and optionally infants and neonates. Recall Number: Z-2139-2023 REASON: Due to a software anomaly after approximately 91 days of cumulative use, the ventilator may stop...
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Company: Digisonics, Inc Date of Enforcement Report: 07/20/2023 Class II PRODUCT Digisonics OBView Versions 4.8.2 SP6 – 4.8.3, Ultrasound reporting software Recall Number: Z-2214-2023 REASON: Software issue RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER: Digisonics, Inc VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE: 32 units DISTRIBUTION: US Distribution: AK, NH, WY, TX, NE, CA, MD, TX, OR IA, IL, MO, OR, NY,...
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Company: Beckman Coulter Biomedical GmbH Date of Enforcement Report: 07/14/2023 Class II PRODUCT Beckman Coulter DxA Automation System, DxA 5000, REF: B87352, IVD, 200240V, 16A, 50/60HZ, RxOnly Recall Number: Z-2144-2023 REASON: A software defect in the DxA Automation System may cause tests to be run on patient samples in tube types not compatible with the...
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Company: Baxter Healthcare Corporation Date of Enforcement Report: 07/13/2023 Class I PRODUCT SIGMA Spectrum Infusion Pump, Product Code 35700BAX2 Recall Number: Z-2103-2023 REASON: A medical device correction is being issued for SIGMA Spectrum Infusion System (V8 Platform) and Spectrum IQ Infusion System with Dose IQ Safety Software infusion pumps due to an increase in reported...
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In May 2023, FDA centers CDER and CBER released guidance on the integration of risk with quality management.  Per FDA, these “principles and examples of tools for quality risk management that can be applied to different aspects of pharmaceutical quality.”  The guidance covers the general quality risk management process but discusses the roles and responsibilities...
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ZYTO Technologies was issued a warning letter from the FDA for the reason of “the ZYTO Hand Cradle GSR and associated proprietary software is adulterated under section 501(f)(1)(B) of the Act, 21 U.S.C. 351(f)(1)(B), because you do not have an approved application for premarket approval (PMA) in effect pursuant to section 515(a) of the Act,...
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The recent FDA guidance, Content of Premarket Submissions for Device Software Functions (June 14, 2023), points out that software design is a prospective activity and should not be done in an ad-hoc or last-minute approach.
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Company: RaySearch America Inc Date of Enforcement Report: 07/03/2023 Class II PRODUCT Radiation therapy software, RayStation standalone software treatment planning system. Model numbers: 8B, 8B SP1, 8B SP2, 9A, 9B, 9B SP1, 10A, 10A SP1 and 10B. Software versions: 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 10.0, 10.1. Recall Number: Z-2039-2023 REASON: A software bug affecting results when...
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#software #capa … Should a #medicaldevices manufacturer treat potential software design issues any different than any other product #quality issue?
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Company: Philips North America Llc Date of Enforcement Report: 06/29/2023 Class II PRODUCT DigitalDiagnost C90, Model No. 712034 and 712035 Recall Number: Z-2042-2023 REASON: There is a software login in issue that may prevent the user from logging in. RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER: Philips North America Llc VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE: 58 DISTRIBUTION: Distribution in US:...
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Company: Appliedvr Date of Enforcement Report: 06/29/2023 Class II PRODUCT RelieVR REF: RVX-2002, Rx Only Recall Number: Z-2044-2023 REASON: There is the potential for the program software to malfunction which will not allow it to move forward to the next session. RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER: Appliedvr VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE: 1 unit DISTRIBUTION: US: NY OUS:...
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FDA released a draft guidance document for patient matched guides for orthopedic implants.  The guidance provides recommendations to manufacturers regarding the design-and-production process for these types of devices.  Patient matched guides, as the name implies, are unique to the patient and are created to assist pre-surgical planning.  The clinician is better able to visualize proper...
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The US regulations for design controls have requirements for design and development planning.  In fact, a design and development plan is an indication that a manufacturer has “exited” research phase activities and entered the development phase, and thus, design controls should be in place.  The regulation, 21 CFR 820.30(b), specifically states: Design and development planning....
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In March 2023, FDA released a draft guidance on Part 11 Application to Clinical Investigations.  The specific introduction in the guidance stated: This document provides guidance to sponsors, clinical investigators, institutional review boards(IRBs), contract research organizations (CROs), and other interested parties on the use of electronic systems, electronic records, and electronic signatures in clinical investigations...
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Company: SenTec AG Date of Enforcement Report: 06/20/2023 Class II PRODUCT V-Sign Sensor 2, REF VS-A/P/N, a component of Sentec Digital Monitoring System (model SDMS). Recall Number: Z-1980-2023 REASON: The sensors may experience an out-of-box failure because after recalibration, the sensors stayed in the software mode “production” and were not reset to “released” mode. RECALLING...
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Company: Illumina, Inc. Date of Enforcement Report: 06/16/2023 Class II PRODUCT NextSeq 550Dx Instrument, Catalog # 20005715, contaning Universal Copy Service software Recall Number: Z-1976-2023 REASON: Cybersecurity vulnerability concerning the software used for sequencing instruments. RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER: Illumina, Inc. VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE: 1067 units DISTRIBUTION: Worldwide distribution – US Nationwide and the countries...
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Company: Datascope Corp. Date of Enforcement Report: 06/14/2023 Class III PRODUCT Cardiosave Hybrid Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps (IABP), Model Number 0998-00-0800-55, Part Number 0998-00-0800-XX Recall Number: Z-1907-2023 REASON: The digital IFUs provided with the Cardiosave IABP during the software update to version D.00 incorrectly annotated compliance to standard 60601-1-12:2014 within the updated IFU. RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER: Datascope...
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FDA releases Final Guidance on Content of Premarket Submissions for Device Software Functions.  This final guidance provides requirements for the recommended documentation manufacturers should include in premarket submissions for the FDA’s evaluation of the safety and effectiveness of device software functions. The guidance replaces the FDA’s Guidance for the Guidance for the Content of Premarket...
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Tampa, FL, May 10, 2023.  Crisis Prevention and Recovery, LLC, dba SoftwareCPR® announced today that Windi has joined SoftwareCPR® as a Partner. In her role, Windi will lead the expert regulatory and quality team, bringing a unique client-side perspective for both US, Canada, UK/EU, and Japan markets. Windi’s career path is one marked by a...
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Our partner Windi Hary and I annotated a recent FDA Warning Letter.  There is much one can learn from Warning Letters and we highly encourage our clients to make review and analysis of warning letters a regular part of your quality program. Click here to download this teaching aid:  Warning Letter – iRhythm Technologies, Inc...
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The FDA completed its review of an Automated Ejection Fraction SaMD De Novo leading to a new Class II code, ‘QVD.’  The FDA notice follows including the special controls. FDA Notice Re: DEN220063 Trade/Device Name: Caption Interpretation Automated Ejection Fraction Software Regulation Number: 21 CFR 892.2055 Regulation Name: Radiological machine learning-based quantitative imaging software with...
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Company: BioReference Health, LLC Date of Enforcement Report: 06/02/2023 Class II PRODUCT The 4Kscore Test is an in vitro serum or plasma test that combines the results of four immunoassays (Roche Elecsys total PSA (prostate specific antigen), Roche Elecsys free PSA, intact PSA, and human kallikrein 2) into a single numerical score that also incorporates...
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Company: Medtronic Navigation, Inc. Date of Enforcement Report: 06/02/2023 Class I PRODUCT StealthStation Cranial Software, Model: 9735585, used with StealthStation S7/i7 systems Recall Number: Z-1666-2023 REASON: In nonaxial/some axial exams if surgical plan utilized, Target Guidance selected, tip projection utilized, Navigate Projection enabled, software anomaly may occur during tumor resection/shunt placement/deep brain stimulation, where distance...
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Company: Medtronic Navigation, Inc. Date of Enforcement Report: 06/02/2023 Class I PRODUCT StealthStation Cranial Software, Model: 9735585, used with StealthStation S7/i7 systems Recall Number: Z-1666-2023 REASON: In nonaxial/some axial exams if surgical plan utilized, Target Guidance selected, tip projection utilized, Navigate Projection enabled, software anomaly may occur during tumor resection/shunt placement/deep brain stimulation, where distance...
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Company: BioReference Health, LLC Date of Enforcement Report: 06/02/2023 Class II PRODUCT The 4Kscore Test is an in vitro serum or plasma test that combines the results of four immunoassays (Roche Elecsys total PSA (prostate specific antigen), Roche Elecsys free PSA, intact PSA, and human kallikrein 2) into a single numerical score that also incorporates...
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Company: Medtronic Navigation, Inc. Date of Enforcement Report: 06/02/2023 Class I PRODUCT StealthStation Cranial Software, Models: 9735585, 9735586 (kit), 9735587 (kit), used with StealthStation S7/i7 systems Recall Number: Z-1630-2023 REASON: During non-axial/some axial exams, software anomalies occur during procedures affecting depth gauge graphic displays for cranial biopsy; causing displays to no longer synchronize with other...
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Company: Hamilton Medical AG Date of Enforcement Report: 4/25/2023 Class II PRODUCT HAMILTON-C6, REF: 160021 Recall Number: Z-1429-2023 REASON: Software error causes, safety ventilation malfunction, in which ventilation continues in the “safety ventilation” mode with audible/visible alarm – patient inputs are not monitored, if the following coincide 1) A mode change to an adaptive mode...
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The US FDA has a continuous challenge trying to ensure that regulations keep up with advancements in technology.  As with any new technology, manufacturers try and make the existing regulations applicable, while FDA assesses whether or not existing regulations are appropriate for the new technology.  This involves FDA collecting data to inform whether new and/or creative...
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Company: Spacelabs Healthcare, Inc Date of Enforcement Report: 4/12/2023 Class II PRODUCT Ultraview SL (UVSL) Command Module, Model 91496 Recall Number: Z-1503-2023 REASON: Command modules will display the following when parameter processing is suspended, depending on software version: 1) Older versions will have waveforms present with no alarms, 2) Newer versions have waveforms absent with...
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Company: Outset Medical, Inc. Date of Enforcement Report: 4/07/2023 Class II PRODUCT Outset Tablo Model Numbers (REF): PN-0006000 PN-0007001 Tablo is a next generation, self-contained hemodialysis system (Hemodialysis System or System), intended for acute, home and chronic dialysis therapy with or without ultrafiltration, in an acute or chronic care facility. Recall Number: Z-1351-2023 REASON: An...
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Company: Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd Date of Enforcement Report: 4/7/2023 Class II PRODUCT Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd. Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Computed Tomography (CT), Model uMI 550 Part Number: 88000657 88000057 Recall Number: Z-1353-2023 REASON: Due to a software issue where the process of patient scanning, the scatter correction may...
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FDA Draft Submission Guidance AI/ML For Use of AI/Machine Learning-Enabled Device Software Functions Almost every day there is another news story about something involving “artificial intelligence.” So it seems timely that the FDA has just released a draft guidance for Marketing Submission Recommendations for a Predetermined Change Control Plan for Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML)-Enabled Device...
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Effectively Communicating to FDA – being able to appropriately articulate what your software function is intended to do or intended to provide is – the foundation – the corner stone – the linchpin to navigating the correct path, investing your resource wisely, and defending your decisions now and into the future.  Solid foundations lead to solid futures....
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Company: CareFusion 303, Inc. Date of Enforcement Report: 3/01/2023 Class II PRODUCT Alaris PC Unit 8015 utilizing 802.11 b/g or 802.11 a/b/g wireless network cards, with IP addresses from x.x.x.224 to x.x.x.255 Recall Number: Z-1192-2023 REASON: Infusion pump PCs with specific software/network cards/IP addresses can have network/wireless connection failure. Could cause inability to receive new...
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Company: Stryker Corporation Date of Enforcement Report: 2/27/2023 Class II PRODUCT Finished Goods Box of 50 Inserts and Scanning Labels for Medivac Guardian 2L Catalog Number: FG 12010. Intended adjunct in the estimation of blood loss. RECALL NUMBER: Z-1184-2023 REASON: Triton Canister Software, Insert & Scanning Label may cause the Triton Canister System to output...
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Company: Getinge Usa Sales Inc Date of Enforcement Report: 1/26/2023 Class I PRODUCT Getinge Flow-i Anesthesia Systems Flow-i C20, Part no. 6677200 Flow-i C30, Part no. 6677300 Flow-i C40, Part no. 6677400 Programmable Diagnostic Computer Recall Number: Z-0959-2023 REASON Due to a software bug, under certain conditions, pressure cannot be built up resulting in no...
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Company: Align Technology Inc. Date of Enforcement Report: 1/26/2023 Class II PRODUCT Invisalign Express 10 REF 8512 Invisalign System Comprehensive REF 9000 Invisalign System Moderate REF 9001 Recall Number: Z-1017-2023 REASON 3D orthodontic planning software has a defect that leads to an issue where incorrect number of aligners may be produced (less or greater than...
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Company: Agfa Healthcare NV Date of Enforcement Report: 1/20/2023 Class II PRODUCT Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging XERO Viewer Recall Number: Z-0775-2023 REASON There is a software defect that can cause issues with images. RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Agfa Healthcare NV VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 110 units DISTRIBUTION Distribution throughout US OUS distribution to Australia, Belgium, Brazil,...
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Company: Medtronic Neuromodulation Date of Enforcement Report: 01/06/2023 Class II PRODUCT Devices Recall Number: Z-0911-2023 REASON Software anomalies, CP App messages: “Too Many Device Found”, “Unexpected Device Error Code 1502”, and “System Update Needed, Service Code 303” RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Medtronic Neuromodulation VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 440 units DISTRIBUTION Worldwide distribution
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