Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Medtronic Navigation Sterile Devices (used in a variety of imaged guided, navigated surgical procedures)

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-2014-RN-00500-1
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class II
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2014-05-05
  • 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-2014-RN-00500-1
  • 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
    A review of the medtronic internal returned goods procedures showed that there was not sufficient control to assure that returned, unused devices were appropriately examined for product and/or package damage. although there have been no reports of issues related to package sterile barrier damage, medtronic is recalling all potentially affected devices as a precaution.
  • Acción
    Customers will be contacted by a Medtronic representative who will make arrangements visit the facility for the collection and return of any of the affected products, as appropriate. During this visit, Medtronic will arrange to replace the goods free of charge. This action has been closed-out on 11/02/2016.

Device

Medtronic Navigation Sterile Devices (used in a variety of imaged guided, navigated surgical proc...
  • Modelo / Serial
    Medtronic Navigation Sterile Devices (used in a variety of imaged guided, navigated surgical procedures)Multiple part numbers and lot numbers affectedARTG Numbers: 98905, 118232, 119035, 119881, 122416, 123340, 126293, 129428, 165744 & 196655
  • Manufacturer
    Medtronic Australasia Pty Ltd

Manufacturer

Medtronic Australasia Pty Ltd
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
    Medtronic plc
  • 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