Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall AEM Disposable Electrodes

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 Encision, 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
    61529
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-1951-2012
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2012-06-15
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2012-07-06
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2012-08-07
  • 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
    Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories - Product Code GEI
  • Causa
    Encision is performing a field correction to their aem disposable electrodes due to two consumer complaints reporting unanticipated alarms from the aem monitor while using the device. this issue could result delays or complications during surgical procedures.
  • Acción
    Encision sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall letter dated June 13, 2012, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed to lubricate the contact on the instrument cord with a conductive gel (to be supplied by Encision) prior to making the connection of the cord to the instrument. Instructions for applying the gel were attached. This corrective action was temporary; allowing customers to use their inventory of devices and for new product in the short term, until a design correction can resolve the problem. Customers would be contacted by their Encision Sales Representative to review this information for their specific situation and train their staff on its correction. For questions customers should call 303-339-6917 or Customer Service at 800-998-0986. For questions regarding this recall call 303-339-6917.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    RDB, RJB, RJE, RJH, RLG, RLI, RLJ, RLK, RLO, RLP, RLR, RLQ, SBF, SBJ.
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution - USA including CA, TX, GA, NY, NC, OH), and New Zealand.
  • Descripción del producto
    AEM Disposable Electrodes, Device, Electrosurgical, Cutting and Coagulation and Accessories. AEM Disposable Electrodes used as electrosurgical accessories intended for ablation, removal, resection and coagulation of soft tissue in open, endoscopic and laparoscopic surgical procedures channeling monopolar high-frequency electrical current from compatible electrosurgical generators. The device is model FC03XX series. || AEM Disposable Electrodes used as electrosurgical accessories intended for ablation, removal, resection and coagulation of soft tissue in open, endoscopic and laparoscopic surgical procedures channeling monopolar high-frequency electrical current from compatible electrosurgical generators.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    Encision, Inc., 6797 Winchester Cir, Boulder CO 80301-3513
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA