Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Medtronic CareLink 2090 Programmer (Implantable pacemaker programmer)

Según Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, este evento ( retiro de equipo (recall) ) involucró a un dispositivo médico en Australia que fue producido por Medtronic Australasia 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-01024-1
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class III
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2013-10-03
  • 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
    Medtronic has identified that a small subset of 2090 programmers have an incorrect software configuration for the country in which that are physically located. when a programmer is manufactured, it is configured for the region in which it will be located. in this way, medtronic is able to differentiate the timing of software updates across different regions of the globe. through the investigation of this issue, a small subset of programmers have been determined to be physically located in a country outside of the region for which they are configured.
  • Acción
    Medtronic is requesting users to return affected devices for re-configuration. Medtronic representative will contact customers to coordinate the servicing and return of the programmer.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    Medtronic CareLink 2090 Programmer (Implantable pacemaker programmer)Affected serial numbers: PKK010877R, PKK054660RARTG Number: 116038
  • 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