Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Biomet Modular TTPA Ceramic Head

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
    52092
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-1614-2009
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2009-03-16
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2009-07-14
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2010-10-06
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=82083
  • 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, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented - Product Code LZO
  • Causa
    The firm has received reports of fractured heads, requiring revision surgery.
  • Acción
    Biomet Orthopedics issued an "Urgent Medical Device Recall Notice" dated March 16, 2009 to users describing the affected device. Consignees were instructed to locate and discontinue use of the product and quarantine until a sales representative can arrange for removal. Consignees were also asked to complete and return the attached "Fax-Back Response Form" to Biomet at 1-574-372-1683. Further questions can be directed to Biomet Orthopedics at 1-800-348-9500.

Device

Device Recall Biomet Modular TTPA Ceramic Head
  • Modelo / Serial
    Lots 013270, 042510, 057180,067670, 076650, 131750, 282060, 351770, 438750, 482870, 522930, 550250, 676690, 748960, 768980, 783590, 927280 and 953430.
  • Clasificación del producto
    Orthopedic Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    Yes
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution -- US including PR and states of AZ, AL, AR, CA, CO, FL, IL, IN, KY, KS, MA, MI, LA, NY, SD, GA, MN, PA, NJ, MD, MI, OH, ME, TX, WA, WI and VA and countries of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Finland, Netherlands and South Wales.
  • Descripción del producto
    Biomet Modular TTPA Ceramic Head, 28 mm head diameter plus 5 mm neck, sterile, Biomet Orthopedics, Inc., Warsaw, IN; Catalog Number: RD115112. || A hip joint metal/ceramic/polymer semiconstrained cemented or nonporous uncemented prosthesis is a device intended to be implanted to replace a hip joint.
  • 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