Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Philips HeartStart FR3

Según Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, este evento ( retiro de equipo (recall) ) involucró a un dispositivo médico en Australia que fue producido por Philips Electronics Australia 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-00267-1
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class I
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2014-03-04
  • 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 a limited number of fr3 aeds, the printed circuit board (pcb), which contains the circuitry that supplies energy to the device, could become separated from the electrical contact points that hold the board in place. in the event that pcb becomes separated from the electrical contact points, the aed may not be ready to deliver a shock in the event of an emergency.
  • Acción
    Philips is advising users to continue to use the AED if there are no alternatives available. Customer who have the affected device will be supplied with a replacement AED from Philips. This action has been closed-out on 12/02/2016.

Device

Manufacturer

  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • Source
    DHTGA