Events

Alerta De Seguridad para Trochanteric Fixation Nail Advanced (TFNA) guide sleeve, yellow

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

¿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
    2016-06-24
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2016-06-24
  • País del evento
    Hong Kong
  • Fuente del evento
    DH
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.mdco.gov.hk/english/safety/recalls/recalls_20160624b.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: depuy synthes trochanteric fixation nail advanced (tfna) guide sleeve, yellow medical device manufacturer, depuy synthes, has issued a field safety notice (fsn) concerning its trochanteric fixation nail advanced (tfna) guide sleeve, yellow. the affected part number is 03.037.017. the manufacturer has identified that the some lots of the guide sleeves may have been manufactured with a slightly larger than specified outer diameter which could prevent the sleeve from going through the tfna aiming arm properly. only guide sleeves that do not pass function testing will be removed from the field following the evaluation for functionality of the aiming arms and guide sleeve described in the fsn. in the event that guide sleeve does not fit through the tfna aiming arm properly, a surgical delay may occur. the manufacturer is advising users to take the following actions: to review the inventory to identify and quarantine all affected products in a manner that ensures the affected products will not be used. conduct functional testing and ensure every aiming arm is tested with every guide sleeve within the user’s control. return any affected product that does not pass functional testing to the manufacturer. according to the local supplier, johnson and johnson, two lots of the affected product (lot numbers: 9066435, 9356941) are distributed in hong kong. if you are in possession of the affected products, please contact your supplier for necessary actions. posted on 24 june 2016.

Device

Trochanteric Fixation Nail Advanced (TFNA) guide sleeve, yellow
  • Modelo / Serial
  • Descripción del producto
    Medical Device Safety Alert: Depuy Synthes Trochanteric Fixation Nail Advanced (TFNA) guide sleeve, yellow
  • Manufacturer
    Depuy Synthes

Manufacturer

Depuy Synthes