Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de COLGATE 360 POWERED TOOTHBRUSH - MEDIUM

Según Health Canada (via FOI), este evento ( retiro de equipo (recall) ) involucró a un dispositivo médico en Canada que fue producido por COLGATE - PALMOLIVE CANADA INC.

¿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.

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  • Tipo de evento
    Recall
  • ID del evento
    127844
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    III
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2012-03-23
  • País del evento
  • Fuente del evento
    HC
  • Notas / Alertas
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, 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 Canada.
  • Notas adicionales en la data
  • Causa
    Initiating a recall of colgate 360 replaceable head battery toothbrushes. there have been no consumer reports of adverse events or injury in canada involving this product. however in previously discontinued devices there were a small number of reports involving rapid gas venting of the batteries which caused the battery cap to suddenly burst from the unit resulting in a loud noise. the decision to initiate a voluntary recall of the original design of the colgate 360 replaceable head battery toothbrush is a proactive decision based on an abundance of caution. the recall of the original colgate 360 device will help facilitate and expedite the migration to an improved colgate 360 design.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    Model Catalog: COLGATE 360 POWERED TOOTHBRUSH - MEDIUM (Lot serial: All Lots); Model Catalog: COLGATE 360 POWERED TOOTHBRUSH - SOFT (Lot serial: All Lots)
  • Descripción del producto
    COLGATE 360 POWERED TOOTHBRUSH - MEDIUM
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer