Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Automatic Cutting Needles

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 Remington Medical 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
    63070
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-0028-2013
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2012-08-29
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2012-10-09
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2013-01-15
  • 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
    Instrument, biopsy - Product Code KNW
  • Causa
    Sterility of the product may be compromised.
  • Acción
    The firm, Remington Medical, Inc., sent an "URGENT - MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL" letter dated August 29, 2012 to its customers. The letter described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were instructed to immediately examine their inventory and quarantine the products; complete and return the FaxBack form via Fax to: Quality Engineer Remington Medical, Inc., at 770-887-0732 or email: tracyw@remmed.com; and call the Quality Engineer or customer service at (800) 989-0057 ext 233 to obtain a RGA number and have a call tag issued. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call the Quality Engineer at (800) 989-0057 ext 233.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    NAC-1820M, Lot number: 121003
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Nationwide distribution: USA including states of: AL, AZ, CA, FL, IN, MA, NC, NY, OH, PA and TX.
  • Descripción del producto
    Automatic Cutting Needles, Soft Tissue Biopsy Needle, NAC-1820M, Sterile, Remington Medical, Inc., 5830 Meadowridge Court, Alpharetta, GA 30005. || Prostate Biopsy Needles shall be single use only and are to be used by a Urologist in a healthcare setting to obtain needle biopsies of the prostate. The needles are compatible with the Bard Magnum biopsy instrument. The needles have an echogenic tip for accurate placement under ultrasound guidance and centimeter markings along the cannula to facilitate depth placement.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    Remington Medical Inc., 6830 Meadowridge Ct., Alpharetta GA 30005
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA