Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de AmeriWater MRO Dialysis RO System

Según U.S. Food and Drug Administration, este evento ( retiro de equipo (recall) ) involucró a un dispositivo médico en United States que fue producido por AmeriWater 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
    62891
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-2321-2012
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2012-08-09
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2012-09-06
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2014-04-17
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=111946
  • Notas / Alertas
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Notas adicionales en la data
    Subsystem, water purification - Product Code FIP
  • Causa
    The firm was notified that a malfunction of the device was caused by an incorrect fuse 32 volt 15 amp fuses instead of 250 volt 15 amp fuses, that was installed in the water system. the incorrect fuse may result in excessive heat in the fuse holder eventually resulting in failure of the device to operate.
  • Acción
    The firm, AmeriWater, sent an "URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL" letter dated August 9, 2012, to its customers. The letter describes the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were instructed to immediately examine their inventory and quarantine the product subject to recall; remove affected devices from service until the correction is completed to prevent malfunction of the device during patient treatment; and complete and return the attached response form to AmeriWater within 30 days via fax to 937/461-1988 Attn: Quality Assurance. AmeriWater dealer will be contacting their customers to schedule replacement of the fuses. If you have any questions, contact your local AmeriWater dealer or AmeriWater customer service at 1-800-535-5585.

Device

AmeriWater MRO Dialysis RO System
  • Modelo / Serial
    Model Number MROS, Catalog #00MROS20, 00MROS21 & Model Number MRO1, Catalog #00MRO120, and 00MRO121; Model Number(s): MROS and MRO1; Serial #'s 31000 to 31079.
  • Clasificación del producto
    Gastroenterology-Urology Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Worldwide distribution: USA (nationwide) including states of: AL, AR, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX and VA; and country of: Canada.
  • Descripción del producto
    AmeriWater MRO Dialysis RO+ System, AmeriWater 1303 Stanley Avenue, Dayton, OH 45404 (800) 535-5585 www.AMERIWATER.com. || The AmeriWater MRO Portable Reverse Osmosis Systems are water treatment systems intended for use in hemodialysis applications. They are designed to pre-treat and purify potable water for use in making dialysate for hemodialysis and to meet current AAMI and Federal (U.S.) standards. The AmeriWater Portable MROS model is intended for use in a hospital, clinic, dialysis center, or for home care for single patient use. The AmeriWater Portable MRO1 model is for treatment of up to two patients in a hospital, clinic, or dialysis centers.
  • Manufacturer
    AmeriWater Inc

Manufacturer

AmeriWater Inc
  • Dirección del fabricante
    AmeriWater Inc, 1303 Stanley Ave, Dayton OH 45404-1015
  • Source
    USFDA