Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de MicroTargeting MEDTRONIC micro-driver engine option

Según L’Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (ANSM), este evento ( retiro de equipo (recall) ) involucró a un dispositivo médico en France que fue producido por MEDTRONIC.

¿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
  • Fecha
    2005-11-08
  • País del evento
  • Fuente del evento
    ANSM
  • URL de la fuente del evento
  • Notas / Alertas
    French data is current through early September 2018. All of the data comes from L’Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (ANSM), 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 France.
  • Notas adicionales en la data
  • Acción
    The company MEDTRONIC informs the concerned users about the update of the option of the micro engine Targeting micro models MEDTRONIC 9033G0711 and 9033G0712 and FHC Inc. model FC1008-66 following a risk of malfunction that may affect this option. This device is used in neurosurgery. Pending this update, the instructions described in the attached mail (08/11/2005) (38 ko) must be respected scrupulously (this mail validated by Afssaps has been sent directly to the users concerned) . This information is addressed to the directors of health establishments and local correspondents of materiovigilance for dissemination, where appropriate to the services concerned. The relevant European Competent Authorities are informed of this measure by the manufacturer.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
  • Descripción del producto
    medical_device
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • Comentario del fabricante
    “If our surveillance systems identify a potential performance issue, our personnel promptly evaluate the problem, including, when appropriate, conducting root cause investigations and internal testing to assess whether the product continues to meet specifications and defined performance criteria,” Medtronic told ICIJ in a statement. “In some cases, based on this evaluation, Medtronic may determine that a recall is necessary.” The company said that it communicates with healthcare providers and/or patients and provide recommendations to address such issues. Medtronic noted that these communications can include letters, emails, calls, press releases, physician notifications and social media postings, as well as informing the FDA and other regulators of the actions.
  • Source
    LAANSM