Events

Alerta De Seguridad para VITROS IMMUNODIAGNOSIS CALIBRATOR * ECi FOR TSH - registration 10132590384 (code: 1487289) and VITROS ECI FOR IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC REAGENT KIT FOR TSH - Registration 10132590403 (code: 1912997) - Lot 4540. See Annex 1 - Distribution List

Según Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA), este evento ( alerta de seguridad ) involucró a un dispositivo médico en Brazil que fue producido por Johnson & Johnson do Brasil Ind. e Com. de Prod. para Saúde Ltda; Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics.

¿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.

Más información acerca de la data acá
  • Tipo de evento
    Safety alert
  • ID del evento
    1415
  • Fecha
    2014-08-13
  • País del evento
    Brazil
  • Fuente del evento
    ANVISA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    http://www.anvisa.gov.br/sistec/alerta/consultaralerta.asp
  • 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
    The manufacturer informs that according to international regulations, this event falls into a situation in which the use of, or exposure to, the affected product is unlikely to result in adverse health effects. The inability to generate successful calibration with VITROS® TSH Calibrators and Reagent Packs, Lot 4540 only affects the VITROS® 5600 and VITROS® 3600 Systems. If the laboratory has successfully calibrated the VITROS® TSH Calibrators and Reagent Packs products, Lot 4540 , the VITROS® 5600 and / or VITROS® 3600 System and the quality control results are acceptable, there will be no impact on patient outcomes.
  • Causa
    Ortho clinical diagnostics (ocd) has received complaints from customers who failed to generate a successful calibration using vitros® tsh calibrators and reagent packs, lot 4540, on the vitros® 5600 and 3600 systems. the company reports that it has not received calibration failures on the vitros® eci / eciq systems.
  • Acción
    The company informs that: i - If the laboratory has a VITROS® ECi / ECiQ System, it is possible to continue using VITROS® TSH Calibrators and Reagent Packs, Lot 4540, in the VITROS® ECi / ECiQ System. The OCD recommends that you allocate the remaining inventory of Lot 4540 for use only in the VITROS® ECi / ECiQ System; ii - If the laboratory has only VITROS® 5600 and / or VITROS® 3600, OCD will credit the account or replace the remaining customer inventory of VITROS® TSH Calibrators and Reagent Packs, Lot 4540 if you are unable to use this lot in a VITROS® ECi / ECiQ System; iii- If you have successfully calibrated VITROS® TSH Calibrators and Reagent Packs, Lot 4540, you can continue to use the current inventory until you receive the replacement product as long as the quality control results for TSH are acceptable; iv - To avoid this failure again in the future, discontinue use and dispose of all VITROS® TSH Calibrators and Reagent Packs, Lot 4540, after receiving the replacement product. For more information, please check the Letter to the Client - Annex II

Device

VITROS IMMUNODIAGNOSIS CALIBRATOR * ECi FOR TSH - registration 10132590384 (code: 1487289) and VI...

Manufacturer

Johnson & Johnson do Brasil Ind. e Com. de Prod. para Saúde Ltda; Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics