The list below contains Medical Device’s Field Corrective Action for the month of June 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

05/06/2024

Update of the Operator’s Guide and Quick Reference Guide for the ZOLL MRI-Compatible Ventilator

ZOLL 731 SERIES VENTILATOR

MDA/FCA/P0829-98314323-2024

GC6456022-110339

ZOLL MEDICAL MALAYSIA SDN. BHD.

WENNISA THOR HOOI HSIEN

[email protected]

2

05/06/2024

Spectra Optia Blood Warmer Not Prime

SPECTRA OPTIA APHERESIS SYSTEM

MDA/FCA/P0831-87362417-2024

GC321895716

TERUMO MALAYSIA SDN. BHD

HILMY BIN YEOP AHMAD

[email protected]

3

05/06/2024

Wired Avalon Ultrasound Transducer -

Inaccurate Fetal Heart Rate (FHR) measurements when monitoring multiples

AVALON FETAL MONITORS

MDA/FCA/P0832-29827632-2024

GC95268545118

PHILIPS MALAYSIA SDN BERHAD

CHAN JIN HOE

[email protected]

4

05/06/2024

Atellica CH Iron3 (Iron3) Impacting Atellica CH Cholesterol_2 (Chol_2), Atellica CH LDL Cholesterol (LDLC), and Atellica CH Triglycerides_2 (Trig_2) Results

ATELLICA® CH IRON3 (IRON3)

MDA/FCA/P0833-73307176-2024

IVDB3863223-114647

SIEMENS HEALTHCARE SDN. BHD.

FRAZER RODERICK JOHN

[email protected]

5

07/06/2024

Access HBc Ab Reagent may contain an unusual amount of paramagnetic particle (PMP) that could interfere result.

ACCESS HBC AB

MDA/FCA/P0837-15164984-2024

IVDD3300676017

BECKMAN COULTER MALAYSIA SDN. BHD.

ONG NGUAN CHING

[email protected]

6

10/06/2024

Correction of software faults

DEFIGARD HD-7 DEFIBRILLATOR WITH MONITOR

MDA/FCA/P0843-16159574-2024

GC6455120-44834

SCHILLER ASIA PACIFIC SDN. BHD.

LIM THIAM HONG

[email protected]

7

11/06/2024

Cobas® EGFR Mutation Test v2: Potential for False Mutation Detected results for exon20 Insertion

COBAS EGFR MUTATION TEST V2

MDA/FCA/P0846-70119633-2024

IVDC7183621-56115

ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS (M) SDN. BHD.

HENG CHAI YIN

[email protected]

8

11/06/2024

Cracks Developing in Pump Housing of Afinion 2 Instrument

AFINION 2

MDA/FCA/P0826-23942254-2024

IVD27240868318A

ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS HEALTH SDN BHD

Wong Mun Hong

[email protected]

9

11/06/2024

HAMILTON-C6 update software version 1.2.3

MEDICAL VENTILATOR

MDA/FCA/P0825-19855036-2024

GC25545945118

STAR MEDIK SDN. BHD.

TAJUDDIN BIN ABDUL LATIF

[email protected]

10

12/06/2024

SENSE XL Torso -All Serial Numbers for Specific Models

Potential for patients to sustain burns resulting from heated coil

INGENIA 1.5T, INGENIA 3.0T

MDA/FCA/P0852-99793619-2024

GB63162332517

PHILIPS MALAYSIA SDN. BHD.

CHAN JIN HOE

[email protected]

11

13/06/2024

Ultrasound Gel suspected to be contaminated with Burkholderia Cepacia Complex

TRANSMISSION GEL

MDA/FCA/PX0815-94044524-2024

GA13780404317

MYMEDIC INNOVATION SDN. BHD.

ABD JAFAR BIN ABD GHANI

[email protected]

12

13/06/2024

RAPIDLab 348EX - Gas Cartridges Not installing Due to Defective Threading

RAPIDLAB 348 SYSTEMS

MDA/FCA/P0806-97947255-2024

IVDC55146211318

SIEMENS HEALTHCARE SDN. BHD.

FRAZER RODERICK JOHN

[email protected]

13

14/06/2024

B1+RMS predicted value may exceed user prescribed limit in Low SAR Mode for certain MR

systems

SIGNA PET/MR

MDA/FCA/P0853-42126652-2024

GB5462323-116496

GE HEALTHCARE SDN. BHD.

LIM SOCK SIANG

[email protected]

14

14/06/2024

Atellica IM and ADVIA Centaur Red Blood Cell (RBC) Folate (Fol) Invalid Calibration

ATELLICA® IM FOLATE (FOL)

MDA/FCA/P0855-23870360-2024

IVDB12482267618

SIEMENS HEALTHCARE SDN. BHD.

FRAZER RODERICK JOHN

[email protected]

15

18/06/2024

Alinity HQ Analyzer Product Correction

ALINITY HQ ANALYZER

MDA/FCA/P0857-53882019-2024

IVDB31515121518

ABBOTT LABORATORIES (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.

KWA KHENG HOE

[email protected]

16

18/06/2024

Electrosurgical Generator Esg-410-Replacing the Current Power Supply with a New Power Supply

ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR ESG-410

MDA/FCA/P0858-49294013-2024

GC5599621-63426

OLYMPUS (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.

HIDEKI NAGAI

[email protected]

17

19/06/2024

Suction Liner 2.0L with Safety Filter Valve with potential burst risk

SUCTION LINER SYSTEM

MDA/FCA/P0836-11454991-2024

GB2951123-123965

MYMEDIC INNOVATION SDN. BHD.

ABD JAFAR BIN ABD GHANI

[email protected]

18

20/06/2024

False positive Serratia marcescens results on the BIOFIRE BCID2 Panel when used in conjunction with specific lots of BACT/ALERT® Culture Bottles

BIOFIRE BLOOD CULTURE IDENTIFICATION 2 (BCID2) PANEL

MDA/FCA/P0859-29144399-2024

IVDB7118221-52555

BIOMERIEUX MALAYSIA SDN. BHD.

MICHAEL CONLON

[email protected]

19

21/06/2024

Access 2 Immunoassay system

an increased amount of reagent carousel motion errors

ACCESS ULTRASENSITIVE HGH

MDA/FCA/P0864-11698907-2024

IVDB10306623-125414

BECKMAN COULTER MALAYSIA SDN. BHD.

ONG NGUAN CHING

[email protected]

21

24/06/2024

Ear Thermometer – Incorrect Version of IFU Packaged with Devices

WELCH ALLYN BRAUN THERMOSCAN EAR THERMOMETER PRO6000

MDA/FCA/P0866-53838178-2024

GB57417827518

WELCH ALLYN MALAYSIA SDN. BHD.

JASON LEE CHIA YII

[email protected]

21

26/06/2024

NIM Vital System False Negative Responses

NIM VITAL SYSTEM

MDA/FCA/P0870-44163701-2024

GB5890720-48798

MEDTRONIC MALAYSIA SDN. BHD.

YAM KIN HUNG

 [email protected]