Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Abut Gold Friction-Fit

Según Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, este evento ( retiro de equipo (recall) ) involucró a un dispositivo médico en Australia que fue producido por Biomet 3i Australia Pty Ltd.

¿Qué es esto?

Una corrección al equipo o acción de retiro tomada por el fabricante para abordar un problema con un dispositivo médico. Los retiros (recalls) ocurren cuando un dispositivo médico está defectuoso, cuando puede poner en riesgo la salud, o cuando simultáneamente está defectuoso y puede poner en riesgo la salud.

Más información acerca de la data acá
  • Tipo de evento
    Recall
  • ID del evento
    RC-2017-RN-00896-1
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class II
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2017-10-09
  • País del evento
  • Fuente del evento
    DHTGA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
  • Notas / Alertas
    Australian data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Australia.
  • Notas adicionales en la data
  • Causa
    Zimmer biomet has identified that specific dental products have had several parts shipped to the customer with only standard instruction for use (ifus). all the products were missing supplemental ifus.There is no significant risk to patients as this issue does not affect any fit, form or function of the product. nonetheless a delay in surgery could occur while waiting for additional information regarding the product.
  • Acción
    Zimmer Biomet is providing users with the supplement IFU's.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    Abut Gold Friction-FitItem/Part Number: HLA3GLot Numbers: 63395407, 63456331, 63395407, 63510220, 63525249 and 63529116Item/Part Number: HLA4GLot Numbers: 63493320 and 63494469ARTG Number: 259963
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • Comentario del fabricante
    “The safety of patients has always been, and continues to be, Zimmer Biomet’s top priority and it is our honor to be a leader in this industry for the past 90 years,” Zimmer Biomet told ICIJ in a statement. “We adhere to strict regulatory standards, and work closely with the FDA and all applicable regulatory agencies in each of our regions as part of our commitment to operating a first-rate quality management system across our global manufacturing network. The company added that it is focused on staying at the forefront of innovation and doing right by the millions of patients who rely on the company’s products.
  • Source
    DHTGA