Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Alaris System InterUnit Interface (IUI) Connectors

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 Cardinal Health 303 dba Cardinal Health.

¿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
    52119
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 1
  • Número del evento
    Z-1794-2009
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2009-06-12
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2009-08-03
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2012-03-19
  • 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
    Pump, infusion - Product Code FRN
  • Causa
    There is a potential risk of iui connector failure in the alaris system when these connectors become corroded or contaminated, which may result in an interruption of infusion with an audible and visual alarm. iui connectors can become corroded or contaminated when exposed to fluid spills or improper cleaning. this notification is to reinforce the importance of inspection of iui connectors prior.
  • Acción
    The recall was initiated on June 12, 2009 with the firm forwarding via UPS an Urgent: Medical Device Recall Notification with attached Customer Response Card to the Chief Administrative Officer, Director of Pharmacy, Director of Biomedical Engineering, Director of Nursing & Director of Risk Management of all of the affected consignees. Customers were also asked to please promptly complete and return the enclosed Customer Response Card to expedite the correction process. The Recall Notification informed the consignees of: (A) PROBLEM #1: Occlusion Warning Message for Alaris Pump Module; (B) PROBLEM #2 Syringe volume Warning Message for Alaris PCA module; (C) PROBLEM #3 Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protection circuitry; (D) PROBLEM #4 Fluid Ingress and (E) PROBLEM #5 Alaris System Inter-Unit Interface (IUI) Connectors Labeling. The recall notice included "Required Action for Users & Follow-up actions by Cardinal Health for all five problems. Customers were also asked to report any adverse reactions experienced with the use of this product, and/or quality problems to the FDA's MedWatch Program. In addition, customer were provided the following contact information for the recall: (1) Cardinal Health Recall Center for general questions: By phone at 1-888-562-6018 7am to 5pm (Pacific) ; (2) Customer Advocacy for adverse reports: By phone at 1-800-854-7120, Option 1, Option 1, Option 3 or by email at customerfeedback@cardinalhealth.com 24 hours a day, Sunday-Saturday; (3) Technical Support for Technical Questions regarding the Alaris System: By phone at 1-888-562-6018, 6am-5pm (Pacific). The firm followed-up with the release of a nationwide press statement regarding this issue on July 29, 2009. The press release indicated serial numbers of affected devices, as well as CareFusions short term instructions to customers, and the firms strategy to fix the affected devices can be found at: www.cardinalhealth.com/alaris/medical-device-recall/ (This informatio

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    The Modules include the following: Alaris PC Unit, Model 8000 and 8015; Alaris Pump Module, Model 8100;  Alaris Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA), Model 8120; Alaris Syringe Module, Model 8110;  Alaris SpO2 Module, Model 8210 and 8220 and  Alaris EtCO2 Module, Model 8300.
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution -- US (including Puerto Rico and Guam), Germany, England, Canada, Netherlands, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand.
  • Descripción del producto
    Alaris System Inter-Unit Interface (IUI) Connectors. The Modules include the following: Alaris PC Unit, Model Numbers 8000 and 8015; || Alaris Pump Module, Model 8100; || Alaris Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA), Model 8120; || Alaris Syringe Module, Model 8110; || Alaris SpO2 Module, Model 8210 and 8220 and || Alaris EtCO2 Module, Model 8300.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    Cardinal Health 303 dba Cardinal Health, 10020 Pacific Mesa Blvd, San Diego CA 92121-4386
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA