Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de MiniMed 640G insulin pump

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-2015-RN-00968-1
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class II
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2015-09-30
  • 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 become aware of an issue potentially affecting specific minimed 640g insulin pumps. the pump drive motors may experience a malfunction, which would result in a pump error message alarm notifying users that insulin is no longer being delivered. medtronic has identified the cause of the issue and it has been corrected in the current manufacturing of the minimed 640g. to date, there have been no reported failures from customers as a result of this issue.
  • Acción
    Medtronic will directly send a replacement pump by courier to the three affected patients and then organise a suitable return courier for the pickup of these affected pumps. This action has been closed-out on 19/08/2016,

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    MiniMed 640G insulin pump Model Number: MMT-1751Serial Numbers: NG1019509H, NG1019517H, NG1022331HARTG Number: 95763
  • 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