Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de HeartWare Vetricular Assist Device AC Adapters and batteries

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.

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  • Tipo de evento
    Recall
  • ID del evento
    19644
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2016-01-14
  • 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
    As part of heartware's ongoing product performance monitoring, we have reviewed certain complaints related to the hvad® system and are distributing this notice to announce (i) a voluntary recall of ac adaptors designed for 220-volt power grids; and (ii) a voluntary recall of certain older batteries more likely to exhibit deterioration of battery capacity. heartware believes that these actions will help reduce the occurrence of avoidable injuries as patients remain on the device for increasingly long periods of time., new field action - dec2015a (hvad controller ac adaptors):, o heartware fsca dec2015a is assigned to product code: 1430xx; serial numbers: cac000001 to cac005796; reason: heartware ac adapters are vulnerable to power grid surges above 220 volts.
  • Acción
    Manufacturer to issue advice regarding use

Device

HeartWare Vetricular Assist Device AC Adapters and batteries

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