Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Battery Pack

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 Medtronic.

¿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
    73701
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 1
  • Número del evento
    Z-1577-2016
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2016-04-13
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2016-05-12
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2017-10-17
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=144783
  • 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
    Analyzer, gas, carbon-dioxide, gaseous-phase - Product Code CCK
  • Causa
    Medtronic respiratory & monitoring solutions announces a voluntary recall of a battery pack used with the capnostream"20 and capnostream"20p patient monitor due to the battery pack might experience thermal runaway with the potential of fire risk to the monitor.
  • Acción
    Medtronic sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall letter dated April 2016, by postal mail or courier to all affected customers. The letter instructed users to remove and properly dispose of current batteries. If product was further distributed customers were instructed to forward the recall letter. Customers were asked to completed and return the Acknowledgement and Receipt Form by fax or email. Customers with questions should contact Technical Services at 800-635-5267, option 1, ten 1 and 1 or by email at HQTSWEB@COVIDIEN.com. For questions regarding this recall call 303-876-8859.

Device

Battery Pack
  • Modelo / Serial
    Product # 016400; All SNs, irrespective of production date. Product # 010520; All SNs with production date starting 14.14
  • Clasificación del producto
    Anesthesiology Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Nationwide Distribution to AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY. Product was also distributed worldwide. There is 1 VA customer.
  • Descripción del producto
    Battery Pack Used with the Capnostream"20 and Capnostream"20p Patient Monitor, Battery Packs Model Number - 016400, 010520. || Battery Pack used with the Capnostream"20 and Capnostream"20p Patient Monitor. The battery pack powers the monitor when AC power is not available or when monitoring is required during intra-hospital transfer of patients. The Capnostream"20 and Capnostream"20p is a combined capnograph/pulse oximeter monitor and its accessories are intended to provide professionally trained health care providers with continuous, non-invasive measurement and monitoring of carbon dioxide concentration of the expired and inspired breath and respiration rate, and with continuous non-invasive monitoring of functional oxygen saturation of arterial hemoglobin (SpO2) and pulse rate. It is intended for use with neonatal, pediatric, and adult patients in hospitals, hospital-type facilities, and intra-hospital transport environments
  • Manufacturer
    Medtronic

Manufacturer

Medtronic
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Medtronic, 6135 Gunbarrel Ave, Boulder CO 80301-3214
  • 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
    USFDA