Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall B. Braun AM Aesculap

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 Aesculap, 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
    72853
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-1043-2016
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2015-11-30
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2016-10-13
  • 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
    Prosthesis, knee, patellofemorotibial, semi-constrained, cemented, polymer/metal/polymer - Product Code JWH
  • Causa
    Aesculap inc. us has initiated a recall on tibial and femur extension sterile pressfit stem implant packaging that are used for columbus revision/enduro knee implants because it is labeled as cementless. us product is indicated in the us for use with bone cement only.
  • Acción
    Aesculap sent an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter to Distributors and Sales Rep. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. Customers were notified to add the over label to product packaging. Telephone conferences with Distributors and Sales Rep reiterated need for representative to inform Surgical Handler of the label when providing product for review. Customers were instructed to complete the attached Product Correction Acknowledgement Form and return to Aesculap Quality Assurance department by faxing the form to 610-791-6882 or e-mail to val.strawn@aesculap.com, two (2) weeks of receipt, even if the total inventory in your possession is zero (0).

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    All codes
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    Yes
  • Distribución
    US Nationwide Distribution
  • Descripción del producto
    Columbus Revision Knee System, EnduRo Knee System || Product Usage: || The Columbus Revision Knee System and EnduRo Knee System are indicated for use in reconstruction of the diseased knee joint.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    Aesculap, Inc., 3773 Corporate Pkwy, Center Valley PA 18034-8217
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA