Events

Alerta De Seguridad para Alcon Accurus Standalone Vitreous Probe Paks

Según Department of Health, este evento ( alerta de seguridad ) involucró a un dispositivo médico en Hong Kong que fue producido por Alcon.

¿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
  • Fecha
    2015-06-04
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2015-06-04
  • País del evento
    Hong Kong
  • Fuente del evento
    DH
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.mdco.gov.hk/english/safety/recalls/recalls_20150604b.html
  • Notas / Alertas
    Hong Kong data is current through September 2018. All of the data comes from the Department of Health (Hong Kong), 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 Hong Kong.
  • Notas adicionales en la data
    Medical Device Safety Alert
  • Causa
    Medical device safety alert: alcon accurus standalone vitreous probe paks medical device manufacturer, alcon, has issued a medical device safety alert concerning its accurus standalone vitreous probe paks [catalogue numbers: 8065741018, 8065750821, 8065751122 and 8065803650]. the manufacturer is conducting a medical device recall for specific lots of its accurus vitrectomy probes due to an insufficient seal on the outside packaging, potentially affecting the sterility of the product. the use of non-sterile vitrectomy probes in surgery can result in patient infection or inflammation. users are advised to stop using and return the affected devices. according to the local supplier, the affected products are distributed in hong kong. if you are in possession of the affected products, please contact your supplier for necessary actions. posted on 04 june 2015.

Device

Alcon Accurus Standalone Vitreous Probe Paks
  • Modelo / Serial
  • Descripción del producto
    Medical Device Safety Alert: Alcon Accurus Standalone Vitreous Probe Paks
  • Manufacturer
    Alcon

Manufacturer

Alcon