Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Zimmer Persona Tibial Articular Surface Provisional (TASP) Shims

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 Zimmer 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
    17969
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2015-01-14
  • 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: Zimmer Biomet New Zealand Company, 210 Khyber Pass Road, Grafton, Auckland
  • Causa
    Zimmer has initiated action due to provisional shims found with missing ball bearings. zimmer's investigation found that repeated cycles using sonic cleaning can break down the ball bearing retention feature (swage) on the shim. to prevent this from occurring, persona tibial articular surface provisional shims must be manually cleaned and inspected.
  • Acción
    Instructions for use to be updated

Device

Zimmer Persona Tibial Articular Surface Provisional (TASP) Shims
  • Modelo / Serial
    Model: Catalogue Numbers: 42-5279-003-00 through 42-5279-009-04, Affected: All lots
  • Manufacturer
    Zimmer Inc

Manufacturer

Zimmer Inc
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
    Zimmer Biomet Holdings
  • Comentario del fabricante
    “The safety of patients has always been, and continues to be, Zimmer Biomet’s top priority and it is our honor to be a leader in this industry for the past 90 years,” Zimmer Biomet told ICIJ in a statement. “We adhere to strict regulatory standards, and work closely with the FDA and all applicable regulatory agencies in each of our regions as part of our commitment to operating a first-rate quality management system across our global manufacturing network. The company added that it is focused on staying at the forefront of innovation and doing right by the millions of patients who rely on the company’s products.
  • Source
    NZMMDSA