Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Zimmer Natural Nail CM Long- Cephalomedullary Nails

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 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-01000-1
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class II
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2015-10-13
  • 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-2015-RN-01000-1
  • 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
    The cephalomedullary nails are packaged in double sterile barrier packaging that includes the placement of the product in a protective pouch and then into two sterile barrier trays (inner and outer). in approximately 5% of the tested samples, the outer tray was found to be compromised, however, there were no records which suggested that the sterility of the inner tray was affected. to date no complaints have been received regarding compromised packaging.
  • Acción
    Zimmer is advising users to inspect current stock for damaged packaging and quarantine any affected units. Damaged product can be returned to Zimmer for replacement. This action has been closed-out on 22/08/2016.

Device

Zimmer Natural Nail CM Long- Cephalomedullary Nails
  • Modelo / Serial
    Zimmer Natural Nail CM Long- Cephalomedullary NailsAll product manufactured and packaged between July 2009 to July 2015Multiple product codes and lot numbers affectedARTG Number: 169894
  • Manufacturer
    Zimmer Pty Ltd

Manufacturer

Zimmer 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