Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de HeartWare Ventricular Assist System

Según New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, este evento ( retiro de equipo (recall) ) involucró a un dispositivo médico en New Zealand que fue producido por HeartWare International 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
    15885
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2013-12-18
  • País del evento
    New Zealand
  • Fuente del evento
    NZMMDSA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notas / Alertas
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, 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 New Zealand.
  • Notas adicionales en la data
    Recalling Organisation: Auckland District Health Board (Health Alliance), CDC Dept Level 4 Health Alliance Building, Auckland City Hospital, Park Road, Grafton, Auckland
  • Causa
    Manufacturer has discovered a failure mechanism arising from improper thread locking technique. in 8 cases customers have reported that the locking mechansim of the driveline connector has failed to engage . of these 8 reports none has resuklted in any injury.
  • Acción
    Instructions for use to be updated

Device

HeartWare Ventricular Assist System

Manufacturer

HeartWare International Inc
  • 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
    NZMMDSA