Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de LPS (Limb Preservation System) Lower Extremity Dovetail Intercalary Component (internal femoral component)

Según Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, este evento ( retiro de equipo (recall) ) involucró a un dispositivo médico en Australia que fue producido por Johnson & Johnson Medical Pty Ltd T/A Depuy Australia.

¿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-00735-1
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class I
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2013-07-30
  • 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-00735-1
  • 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
    The lps lower extremity dovetail intercalary component has the potential for the female component to fracture when exposed to certain physiological loads.
  • Acción
    Johnson & Johnson Medical is not recommending prophylactic treatment in the absence of symptoms. Surgeons are recommended to review each patient’s case to determine the best treatment options, considering the patient’s weight, activity level and/or any other potential contributing factors. If a patient presents with a fractured LPS Lower Extremity Dovetail Intercalary component with well-fixed proximal and distal stems and the surgeon determines that the LPS Lower Extremity Dovetail Intercalary component is the best treatment option, the company will make the LPS Lower Extremity Dovetail Intercalary component available. For more details, please see http://www.tga.gov.au/safety/alerts-device-limb-preservation-system-130805.htm .

Device

LPS (Limb Preservation System) Lower Extremity Dovetail Intercalary Component (internal femoral c...

Manufacturer

Johnson & Johnson Medical Pty Ltd T/A Depuy Australia