Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Anastaflo Intravascular Shunt ( Carotid artery shunt)

Según Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, este evento ( retiro de equipo (recall) ) involucró a un dispositivo médico en Australia que fue producido por Edwards Lifesciences 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-2013-RN-00810-1
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class I
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2013-08-01
  • País del evento
    Australia
  • Fuente del evento
    DHTGA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2013-RN-00810-1
  • 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
    Through post market surveillance data review, edwards lifesciences has identified a potential health risk to patients undergoing by-pass surgery when an anastaflo intravascular shunt is used. edwards has received twenty-three complaints concerning excessive adhesive on the shunt body that may interfere with suturing of by-pass grafts. there have been no reports of injuries in any of these complaints. no events have been reported in australia.
  • Acción
    Customers are asked to quarantine affected stock and return all devices with remaining shelf life to Edwards Lifesciences. Customers can contact Edwards Lifesciences to obtain replacement product.

Device

Anastaflo Intravascular Shunt ( Carotid artery shunt)

Manufacturer

Edwards Lifesciences Pty Ltd