Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de HeartWare Ventricular Assist System Battery

Según Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, este evento ( retiro de equipo (recall) ) involucró a un dispositivo médico en Australia que fue producido por Heartware 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-2015-RN-00918-1
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class I
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2015-09-29
  • 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
    In may 2014, heartware distributed field safety notice fsca apr2014 following an increase in reported power management complaints related to earlier than expected battery depletion. information on early battery depletion, identification of potentially faulty batteries, and recommended practices for power management were provided in the field safety notice. heartware is expanding this action to include product code 1650-de. there has been an increase in reported power management complaints related to earlier than expected battery depletion. batteries produced in the ranges bat000001 to bat199999 appear more likely to exhibit premature or unrecognised deterioration of battery capacity.
  • Acción
    HeartWare is advising clinicians to continue to use the batteries in accordance with the IFU and Patient Manual. HeartWare will be replacing all affected batteries in January 2016.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    HeartWare Ventricular Assist System BatteryProduct Codes: 1650, 1650-DE Ranges of Serial Numbers: BAT000001 to BAT199999ARTG Number: 181875
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • Comentario del fabricante
    “If our surveillance systems identify a potential performance issue, our personnel promptly evaluate the problem, including, when appropriate, conducting root cause investigations and internal testing to assess whether the product continues to meet specifications and defined performance criteria,” Medtronic told ICIJ in a statement. “In some cases, based on this evaluation, Medtronic may determine that a recall is necessary.” The company said that it communicates with healthcare providers and/or patients and provide recommendations to address such issues. Medtronic noted that these communications can include letters, emails, calls, press releases, physician notifications and social media postings, as well as informing the FDA and other regulators of the actions.
  • Source
    DHTGA