Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Bellatek Zirconia AbutmentsEncode Zirconia Designer Abutment

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-2013-RN-00939-1
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class II
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2013-09-09
  • 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
    Biomet 3i has received a number of reports relating to bellatek zirconia abutment fractures. the device is fracturing at a higher than acceptable rate.
  • Acción
    Affected customers are requested to return any BellaTek Zirconia Abutment cases to Biomet 3i for replacement with an alternative product or full credit.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    Bellatek Zirconia AbutmentsEncode Zirconia Designer AbutmentProduct Part Numbers: EDAZLDA Encode Designed Zirconia AbutmentProduct Part Numbers: EDAZXARTG Number: 120288
  • 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