Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Cobalt Bone Cement

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 Zimmer Biomet, 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
    77116
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-2056-2017
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2017-04-13
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2017-04-25
  • Estado del evento
    Open, Classified
  • País del evento
  • 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
    Bone cement - Product Code LOD
  • Causa
    Six complaints were filed regarding loss of the zimmer biomet applied seal of a sterile tyvek packaging. a breach in the packaging could lead to loss of sterility of the device.
  • Acción
    On 4/13/2017 URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL  LOT SPECIFIC notifications were sent to the affected consignees via e-mail. The recall notification included a description of the reason for the recall, affected product, consignee responsibilities, and instructions for responding to the formal recall notification.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    Model numbers: 402282 and 402282J - Cobalt HV Bone Cement 402438 - Cobalt MV Bone Cement 402283J - Cobalt HV Bone Cement With Gentamicin  402438 Lot: 507830  402282J Lot: 668140  402282 Lot: 508220  402283J Lot: 189780
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    Yes
  • Distribución
    TX. Japan Mexico
  • Descripción del producto
    Cobalt HV Bone Cement || Cobalt MV Bone Cement || Cobalt HV Bone Cement With Gentamicin
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    Zimmer Biomet, Inc., 56 E Bell Dr, Warsaw IN 46582-6989
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • 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
    USFDA