Alerta De Seguridad para Trade name: Smart Flex Vascular Stent System (5 - 8 Mm). Technical Name: Stent for peripheral arteries. ANVISA registration number: 81356112255. Risk class: III. Model Affected: Smart Flex (5-8). Serial numbers affected: 41064; 41327; 41109; 41329; 41460; 41331; 41304; 41014; 40941; 41193; 41337; 40938; 41343; 41116; 41470; 41473; 41012; 41117; 41474; 41475; 41016; 41195; 41476; 41118; 41019; 41070

Según Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA), este evento ( alerta de seguridad ) involucró a un dispositivo médico en Brazil que fue producido por Cardinal Health do Brasil; Cordis Cashel.

¿Qué es esto?

Las alertas proporcionan información importante y recomendaciones sobre los productos. Aunque se haya emitido una alerta, esto no significa necesariamente que el producto se considera peligroso. Las alertas de seguridad, dirigidas a trabajadores de la salud y a usuarios, pueden incluir retiro de equipos. Pueden ser escritas por los fabricantes, pero también por funcionarios del área de salud.

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  • Tipo de evento
    Safety alert
  • ID del evento
    2533
  • Fecha
    2018-04-06
  • País del evento
  • Fuente del evento
    ANVISA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
  • Notas / Alertas
    Brazilian data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from Anvisa, 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 data from the U.S. and Brazil.
  • Notas adicionales en la data
    Check your stock of products, immediately segregate any product at risk (identify it to avoid inadvertent use) and contact the distributor for return. If you wish to notify technical complaints and adverse events use the following channels: Notivisa: Notices of adverse events (AE) and technical complaints (QT) for products subject to Sanitary Surveillance should be made through the NOTIVISA System. To access the System, you must register and select the Health Professional option, if you are a liberal professional or the Institution / Entity option, if you are a professional of an institution / entity. Technovigilance System: Patient or citizen can notify through the Technovigilance System / SISTEC access through the link Additional information: - Date of identification of the problem by the company: 02/14/2018 - Date of notification notice to Anvisa: 03/30/2018 The company that owns the affected product is responsible for contacting its customers in a timely manner. to ensure the effectiveness of the Field Action in progress. It stands out the joint responsibility of the distribution chain and use of health products in maintaining its quality, safety and efficacy, as well as the effectiveness of the Field Action, expressed by RDC 23/2012: "(...) Art 2 ° A holder of registration of health product is the holder of the registration / registration of health product with Anvisa. Single paragraph. The registration holder, as well as other agents involved from the production to the use of the product, or discarding it when applicable, are jointly and severally responsible for maintaining the quality, safety and efficacy of the health products to the final consumer. Art. 12 Distributors of health products shall forward to the registration holder, in a timely manner, the distribution map and other information requested for the notification and execution of field actions. (...) "
  • Causa
    Due to a manufacturing error, some luer bases on affected batches may show cracks. most of the cracks observed in the investigation were minimal, resulting in a small extravasation of the saline solution, but the degree of the crack varied.
  • Acción
    Field Action Code CRD1709046 triggered under the responsibility of Cardinal Health of Brazil. Inspection of products. The company is carrying out the evaluation of the products under risk, to verify the problem.

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