The list below contains Medical Device’s Field Corrective Action for the month of November 2024. This list provides field corrective action reporting information to MDA by establishment in accordance to requirement stipulated in Section 41, Act 737 and Regulation 6 of Medical Device (Duties and Obligations of Establishment) Regulations 2019.

Field Corrective Action (FCA) is part of a post-marketing risk assessment measure to ensure the continued safe use of medical devices in the Malaysia market. It is a corrective or preventive action in relation to a medical device which may include –

  • The return of the medical device to the establishment;
  • Modification of the medical device;
  • Exchange of the medical device;
  • Destruction of medical device; or
  • Specific advice on the use of the medical device. 

If you have experienced any safety and performance issue with one of the medical devices listed for FCA action, please seek advice from your medical device authorised representative as soon as possible.

No

Date received

Title of FCA

Affected

Medical Device

MDA Reference Number

MDA Registration Number

Local Establishment

Contact Detail

1

04/11/2024

  pdf Exchange of Surgical Non Absorbable Sutures due to change in shelf life and stability of medical device (933 KB)

SURGICAL NON ABSORBABLE SUTURE DSUCI MESALON

MDA/FCA/P1041-83977166-2024

GC530501154418

MUZAMAL INDUSTRIES SDN BHD

2

04/11/2024

SURGICAL NON ABSORBABLE SUTURES MEASSILK

MDA/FCA/P1047-70219996-2024

GC872081264419

MUZAMAL INDUSTRIES SDN BHD

3

04/11/2024

SURGICAL NON ABSORBABLE SUTURE DSUCI NAYLENE

MDA/FCA/P1048-47394355-2024

GC655451103018

MUZAMAL INDUSTRIES SDN BHD

4

05/11/2024

  pdf Atellica IM Total Thyroxine (T4) Reduced Pack Calibration Interval (217 KB)

ATELLICA® IM TOTAL THYROXINE (T4)

MDA/FCA/P1050-29591562-2024

IVDB79506172418

SIEMENS HEALTHCARE SDN. BHD.

5

05/11/2024

I pdf MMULITE and IMMULITE 1000 TNFα Positive Shift in the Lower End of the Analytical Measuring Range (222 KB)

IMMULITE / IMMULITE 1000 TNF ALPHA

MDA/FCA/P1051-94138530-2024

IVDB95844112218

SIEMENS HEALTHCARE SDN. BHD.

6

05/11/2024

  pdf Unexpected fungal growth in some vials of Panocell-10 (159 KB)

REAGENT RED BLOOD CELLS FOR ANTIBODY IDENTIFICATION

MDA/FCA/P1052-55023039-2024

IVDD6204124-184229

BMS DIAGNOSTICS (M) SDN BHD

7

05/11/2024

  pdf Access Intact PTH assay may produce falsely decreased results if EDTA and lithium heparin (561 KB)

ACCESS BONE METABOLISM ASSAYS

MDA/FCA/P1053-16976865-2024

IVDB8250522-107309

BECKMAN COULTER MALAYSIA SDN. BHD.

8

06/11/2024

  pdf An unexpected decrease in calibrator reactivity of Liaison Mumps (52 KB)

LIAISON® MUMPS

MDA/FCA/P1055-81766066-2024

IVDC6664421-64864

DIAGNOSTICARE SDN BHD

9

06/11/2024

  pdf Q-Stress, Diagnostic Cardiology Suite, H-Scribe- Assigning Duplicate Unique Identifiers with Potential to Record Data to Wrong Patient (200 KB)

WELCH ALLYN Q-STRESS CARDIAC STRESS TESTING SYSTEM

MDA/FCA/P1056-82796840-2024

GB7445020-43257

WELCH ALLYN MALAYSIA SDN BHD

10

06/11/2024

WELCH ALLYN DIAGNOSTIC CARDIOLOGY SUITE RESTING ECG

MDA/FCA/P1057-85270993-2024

GB2624622-95832

WELCH ALLYN MALAYSIA SDN BHD

11

07/11/2024

WELCH ALLYN H-SCRIBE HOLTER ANALYSIS SYSTEM

MDA/FCA/P1058-20052771-2024

GB9417320-44399

WELCH ALLYN MALAYSIA SDN BHD

12

08/11/2023

  pdf External Drainage and Monitoring Systems Potential for Stopcock Cracking and Leaking (612 KB)

EDM VENTRICULAR CATHETER

MDA/FCA/P1059-53506435-2024

GD81123630118

MEDTRONIC MALAYSIA SDN BHD

13

08/11/2024

BECKER EXTERNAL DRAINAGE AND MONITORING SYSTEM WITH ACCESSORIES

MDA/FCA/P1061-92499006-2024

GMD15801665618A

MEDTRONIC MALAYSIA SDN BHD

14

12/11/2024

  pdf Tracheal Tube Reusable Introducer and Guides (300 KB)

TRACHEAL TUBE INTRODUCERS  

MDA/FCA/P1064-49855518-2024

GA3612123-135427

PRIMED MEDICAL SDN BHD

15

13/11/2024

  pdf Loose clear caps on LIAISON Q.S.E.T. Device Plus (100 KB)

LIAISON® CALPROTECTIN

MDA/FCA/P1066-72252284-2024

IVDB2748121-59596

DIAGNOSTICARE SDN BHD

16

15/11/2024

  pdf DxI 9000 Access Immunoassay Analyzer wash wheel mixer may not spin freely within the idler pulley housing. (454 KB)

ACCESS UNCONJUGATED ESTRIOL

MDA/FCA/P1070-50251327-2024

IVDB2555024-162080

BECKMAN COULTER MALAYSIA SDN. BHD.

17

16/11/2024

  pdf Software update for the intensive care ventilator elisa 600 (1.07 MB)

INTENSIVE CARE VENTILATOR

MDA/FCA/P1069-67699223-2024

GC1472322-99279

4U-TECH CORPORATION SDN BHD

18

18/11/2024

  pdf EZ Aortic Cannula leak during use (227 KB)

EZ GLIDE AORTIC CANNULA

MDA/FCA/P1073-75601890-2024

GD4312822-85969

EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD

19

18/11/2024

  pdf Carryover of cTnI may generate a falsely elevated Access hsTnI (422 KB)

ACCESS HSTNI

MDA/FCA/P1075-66021263-2024

IVDC6465523-134189

BECKMAN COULTER MALAYSIA SDN. BHD.

20

19/11/2024

  pdf Separation of the female connector from the main body of the MiniCap Extended Life PD Transfer Set with Twist Clamp – Extra Short (169 KB)

MINICAP EXTENDED LIFE PD TRANSFER SET WITH TWIST CLAMP - EXTRA SHORT

MDA/FCA/P1076-20116459-2024

GB18829788518

BAXTER HEALTHCARE (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.

21

21/11/2024

  pdf Atellica IM Total Triiodothyronine (T3) Pack Calibration Interval Reduction (193 KB)

ATELLICA® IM TOTAL TRIIODOTHYRONINE (T3)

MDA/FCA/P1080-76579166-2024

IVDB66176172318

SIEMENS HEALTHCARE SDN. BHD.

22

25/11/2024

  pdf Unintentional radiation release due to defective hand switches on mobile X-ray devices (110 KB)

ZIEHM VISION FD

MDA/FCA/P1082-27229305-2024

GC7506722-98689

BEST CONTACT (M) SDN BHD

23

26/11/2024

ZIEHM VISION RFD 3D

MDA/FCA/P1083-63825633-2024

GC6294722-87217

BEST CONTACT (M) SDN BHD

24

26/11/2024

ZIEHM VISION RFD

MDA/FCA/P1084-96734233-2024

GC5679323-128206

 

25

28/11/2024

  pdf Epoc NXS Host SW | NXS Host Potential Patient Demographic Error Due to Connectivity Issue (238 KB)

EPOC BLOOD ANALYSIS SYSTEM

MDA/FCA/P1087-82140756-2024

IVDC7557621-75750

SIEMENS HEALTHCARE SDN. BHD.

26

29/11/2024

  pdf Flow Sensor Issues (1.07 MB)

SLE INFANT/NEONATE VENTILATORS

MDA/FCA/P1085-75509886-2024

GC2846224-170607

DAYA CERGAS (M) SDN BHD

27

29/11/2024

  pdf Issue Error Code "50037" for MEERA (154 KB)

MEERA, MEERA ST

MDA/FCA/P1065-99787692-2024

GA2599721-82114

RBD HEALTHCARE SDN BHD