Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Celesteion PET/CT 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 Toshiba American Medical Systems 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
    74005
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-1607-2016
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2016-04-24
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2016-05-04
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2017-02-22
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
  • 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
    System, tomography, computed, emission - Product Code KPS
  • Causa
    Potential degradation of detector performance.
  • Acción
    Toshiba sent an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter dated April 24, 2016 to all affected customers. The letter informed customers that Toshiba America Medical Systems is bringing attention to a potential problem with the Celestion PET/CT System. The letter informed the customers of a potential degradation of detector performance and informed the customers of the problems and the corrective actions to be taken. Customers were instructed to complete and return the attached form and fax it to (877) 349-3054 or be sent via email to regulatoryaffairs@toshiba.com. Customers with questions were instructed to call (800) 421-1968 or contact their local Toshiba Representative at (800) 521-1968.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    Serial No. 3BA1572002, 3BA1562001, 2881492002
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    US Distribution to WI and NV.
  • Descripción del producto
    Toshiba American Medical Systems Celesteion, Item Code: PCA-9000A/2, 9000A/3B, 9000A/2B || This system is designed to acquire CT images, PET images, and fusion images (superimposed PET and CT images). The images that can be acquired include planar images (for any position and from any direction) and volume images (3D images) of the whole human body (including the head). The CT images provide morphological information showing the positional relationships between the lesion and adjacent tissues, while the PET images provide functional information based on the uptake of the injected radioisotope.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    Toshiba American Medical Systems Inc, PO Box 2068, 2441 Michelle Dr, Tustin CA 92780-7047
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA