Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Frazier suction handle

Según Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, este evento ( retiro de equipo (recall) ) involucró a un dispositivo médico en Australia que fue producido por ConvaTec 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-2018-RN-00061-1
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class II
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2018-01-24
  • 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-2018-RN-00061-1
  • 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
    Convatec has been made aware of overseas complaints from users regarding swivelling of the suction tip of the handle of these devices. depending on the type of procedure, there is a potential for serious harm such as delayed recovery/delay in treatment, and tissue damage. it is very likely that the user may still be able to continue suctioning even after the suction tip starts to swivel within the handle. the chances of detecting the swivel by the user remain high.No complaints for this issue have been received to date in australia. no patient harm has been reported as a result of this issue.
  • Acción
    Convatec is advising users to inspect the Frazier suction handle for a loose tip prior to use. Additional/alternative Frazier units may be kept on standby just in case users experience swivelling of the suction tip. The manufacturer is currently validating a revised manufacturing process after shifting the bending fulcrum of the bending fixture from the handle to the metal tube thus reducing the impact of the bending force on the handle. After successful validation and product testing, the revised product will be introduced to the market.

Device

Frazier suction handle
  • Modelo / Serial
    Frazier suction handleProduct code: UM1912 (12 Fr)Lot Number: CGCA06-01ARTG Number - 289102 (ConvaTec Australia Pty Ltd - Suction tip, general-purpose, single use)
  • Manufacturer
    ConvaTec Australia Pty Ltd

Manufacturer

ConvaTec Australia Pty Ltd