Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall A.T.S. 4000TS Tourniquet Systems, Personalized Pressure

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 Surgical 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
    78759
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-0612-2018
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2017-07-27
  • Estado del evento
    Open, Classified
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=160466
  • 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
    Tourniquet, pneumatic - Product Code KCY
  • Causa
    Updated on-device label and 3 pages of an updated operator/service manual. also, decrease from 3.8 meters (m) to 1.0 separation distance between the device and rf communication equipment.
  • Acción
    The firm, Zimmer Biomet, sent an "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTIONS" letter dated 7/27/2017 to its customers via email or mail. The letter describes the product, problem and actions to be taken. Instructions for distributors include ensure all affected personnel are aware of the recall, confirm receipt of new device label and updated Operator/Service Manual, place the label on the device in the location specified in the notice, replace the 3 pages of the Operator/Service Manual with the updated pages, review the hospital list of customers that accompanied the notice and return contact information for any additional hospitals product was distributed to. Instructions for Risk Managers at hospitals include ensure all affected personnel are aware of the recall, confirm receipt of new device label and updated Operator/Service Manual, place the label on the device in the location specified in the notice, replace the 3 pages of the Operator/Service Manual with the updated pages, and complete and return the Attachment 1 form via email to corporatequality.postmarket@zimmerbiomet.com or ZimmerBiomet8287@stericycle.com or fax to 866-338-2611. If after reviewing this notification you have further questions or concerns please call +1(330) 364-0989 between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm EST, Monday through Friday.Calls received outside of the call center operating hours will receive a prompt to record a voicemail or be transferred to an on-call representative in the case of an emergency.

Device

Device Recall A.T.S. 4000TS Tourniquet Systems, Personalized Pressure
  • Modelo / Serial
  • Clasificación del producto
    General and Plastic Surgery Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    1
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) to AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, 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, including Guam; and countries to Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, Dominican, El Salvador, England, Finland, France, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Singapore, Sweden, Taiwan, and Thailand..
  • Descripción del producto
    A.T.S. 4000TS Tourniquet Systems, Personalized Pressure. || Intended to be used by qualified professionals to temporarily occlude blood flow in a patient's extremities during surgical procedures on those extremities. || .
  • Manufacturer
    Zimmer Surgical Inc

Manufacturer

Zimmer Surgical Inc
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Zimmer Surgical Inc, 200 W Ohio Ave, Dover OH 44622-9642
  • 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
    USFDA