FDA Investigator

Patrick B Cummings

Latest inspection on record: Joliet, United States, March 2019 · records back to 2009

Medical Devices & Rad HealthFoods & CosmeticsAnimal Drugs & FeedsHuman Drugs

FDA inspection record · Last updated July 12, 2026

Overview

  • 84 inspections across 70 sites are on record.
  • 113 Form 483 observations are attributed to this investigator.
  • Most recent recorded activity is 2019-03-13.

At a glance

Inspections

84

Sites

70

Observations

113

Career since

Feb 2009

Recent inspections

Most recent inspections in the published record.

SiteDateCategoryForm 483
Ecolab Inc.13 Mar 2019Animal Drugs & Feeds
3M Company1 Sep 2015Human DrugsView 483 →
JDEP BLUE MOON INC26 Aug 2015Foods & Cosmetics
Vortek Surgical, LLC18 Jun 2014Medical Devices & Rad Health
Helmer Scientific Inc.4 Jun 2014Medical Devices & Rad HealthOn file

Sites inspected

Ecolab Inc.Joliet, United States1 insp.
3M CompanySaint Paul, United States1 insp.
JDEP BLUE MOON INCBrooklyn Center, United States1 insp.
Vortek Surgical, LLCIndianapolis, United States1 insp.
Helmer Scientific Inc.Noblesville, United States1 insp.

Co-investigators

Investigators who share inspections with this person.

Calvin K Cook2 shared
James A Lane2 shared
Charles M Spyr2 shared
Brian P Hendrickson2 shared

Full investigator report

Get the verbatim findings behind Patrick B Cummings' 113 observations

Source 483 PDFs, verbatim observations, and how each site responded, so your team knows what they cite before they arrive.

  • New inspections and Form 483s, mapped to the CFR citation
  • Warning letter outcomes, and the citation patterns they repeat
  • Their co-investigators, so no surprises about who shows up on site