Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Patient Distractor Device

Según Valvira - National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (via FOI), este evento ( retiro de equipo (recall) ) involucró a un dispositivo médico en Finland que fue producido por Biomet Microfixation 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.

Más información acerca de la data acá
  • Tipo de evento
    Recall
  • ID del evento
    2010-0217
  • Fecha
    2010-03-11
  • País del evento
    Finland
  • Fuente del evento
    VNSAWH
  • Notas / Alertas
    Finnish data is current through April 2018. All of the data comes from Valvira - National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health, 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 Finland.
  • Notas adicionales en la data
    Source: M2
  • Causa
    Unclear about the previous relationship.

Device

Patient Distractor Device

Manufacturer

Biomet Microfixation Inc
  • 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
    VNSAWH