Events

Alerta De Seguridad para Consulta CRT-P

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

¿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
    2013-06-18
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2013-06-18
  • País del evento
    Hong Kong
  • Fuente del evento
    DH
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.mdco.gov.hk/english/safety/recalls/recalls_20130618a.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: medtronic consulta crt-p the australia therapeutic goods administration (tga) has posted a medical device safety alert concerning consulta crt-p [model no.: c3tr01 & serial no.: pzi614815s], manufactured by medtronic. the manufacturer recently identified an issue with a subset of consulta crt-p devices during production. this issue was identified as a result of an internal investigation that indicated a recent trend of increasing manufacturing rejects related to the weld of a connector bracket. an out-of-specification weld could result in a loss of device hermeticity and compromised device functionality. the manufacturer is requiring the return of non-implanted devices manufactured between april 1 and may 13, 2013 for re-inspection. furthermore, the manufacturer advises patients implanted with consulta crt-p device to continue to be followed regularly in accordance with product labelling. for details, please visit the following tga website: http://www.Tga.Gov.Au/sara/arn-detail.Aspx?k=rc-2013-rn-00572-1 if you are in possession of the affected products, please contact your supplier for necessary actions. posted on 18 jun 2013.

Device

Consulta CRT-P
  • Modelo / Serial
  • Descripción del producto
    Medical Device Safety Alert: Medtronic Consulta CRT-P
  • Manufacturer
    Medtronic

Manufacturer

Medtronic
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
    Medtronic plc
  • 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
    DH