Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Biomet bone mulch screw

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 Biomet, 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
    54141
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-0779-2010
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2009-12-22
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2010-02-02
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2010-10-22
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=87610
  • 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
    Bone Mulch Screw - Product Code HWC
  • Causa
    The screw may not have the hex dimension inside of the head of the screw, which will prevent the device from being implantable. this may cause a delay in the procedure while another screw is obtained.
  • Acción
    Hospitals, distributors, and other customers were notified by letter dated 12/22/09 and instructed to locate and return these lots of product. Questions related to this notice should be directed to the firm at 800-348-9500 or 574-372-3983, Monday through Friday, 8AM to 5PM.

Device

Device Recall Biomet bone mulch screw
  • Modelo / Serial
    Lots 918790, 918800 and 110700.
  • Clasificación del producto
    Orthopedic Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    Yes
  • Distribución
    Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, Chile, Germany, Italy, Japan and Norway.
  • Descripción del producto
    Biomet bone mulch screw, 10.5mm x 20 mm, TI-6AL-4V alloy, sterile, Biomet Sports Medicine, Warsaw, IN; REF 907320.
  • Manufacturer
    Biomet, Inc.

Manufacturer

Biomet, Inc.
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Biomet, Inc., 56 E Bell Dr, Warsaw IN 46582
  • 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