Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Segmental System Proximal Femoral Component 38mm Offset

Según Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, este evento ( retiro de equipo (recall) ) involucró a un dispositivo médico en Australia que fue producido por Zimmer Biomet 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-2018-RN-00591-1
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class II
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2018-06-06
  • 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-2018-RN-00591-1
  • 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
    Zimmer biomet has received an overseas complaint regarding the segmental proximal femoral body 38mm offset alleging that the hole on the superior lateral aspect contained debris. an investigation determined that the debris was from the machining process that was not adequately removed during the subsequent cleaning process.To date, no adverse events have been reported as a result of this issue.
  • Acción
    Zimmer Bioment are advising Surgeons to maintain awareness of this issue, however, there are no specific patient monitoring instructions beyond the existing follow-up schedule for patients who have been implanted with these units.

Device

Segmental System Proximal Femoral Component 38mm Offset
  • Modelo / Serial
    Segmental System Proximal Femoral Component 38mm OffsetItem Number: 00585003038Multiple Lot NumbersARTG Number: 284862(Zimmer Biomet - Zimmer Segmental System, Proximal Femoral Component, 38mm offset - Uncoated femoral stem prosthesis, modular)
  • Manufacturer
    Zimmer Biomet Pty Ltd

Manufacturer

Zimmer Biomet Pty Ltd
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
    Zimmer Biomet Holdings
  • Comentario del fabricante
    “The safety of patients has always been, and continues to be, Zimmer Biomet’s top priority and it is our honor to be a leader in this industry for the past 90 years,” Zimmer Biomet told ICIJ in a statement. “We adhere to strict regulatory standards, and work closely with the FDA and all applicable regulatory agencies in each of our regions as part of our commitment to operating a first-rate quality management system across our global manufacturing network. The company added that it is focused on staying at the forefront of innovation and doing right by the millions of patients who rely on the company’s products.
  • Source
    DHTGA