Article: Documentation and audit lapses noted at American Orthodontics.(MEDICAL DEVICES)

American Orthodontics, Sheboygan, WI, Detroit District

American Orthodontics, a manufacturer of Class I and II orthodontic devices, was cited for failures in documenting CAPA and maintenance, conducting quality audits and appropriately reporting MDRs to FDA.

Investigator Kimberly Lewandowski-Walker conducted the inspection Feb. 12-16, 2007, and observed that the company had not documented the effectiveness of manufacturing change notices to ensure that the corrective actions did not adversely affect the finished device. She also noted in a separate observation that maintenance activities had not been documented for a laser system used in manufacturing ...

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