Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Biomet Oxford Unicompartmental Knee

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
    50699
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-0962-2009
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2008-12-19
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2009-02-03
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2009-07-07
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=76222
  • 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 - Product Code NRA
  • Causa
    Packages labeled as "right" actually contain a "left" component.
  • Acción
    Biomet salesmen were notified by phone and instructed to retrieve the products. One customer was notified by letter dated 12/19/08 that use of the product should cease and that a salesman would pick up the product. A second customer had implanted the product and was hand delivered a letter dated 12/19/08 instructing that the patient should be monitored and symptoms treated as necessary. Contact Biomet at 574-362-3983 for assistance.

Device

Device Recall Biomet Oxford Unicompartmental Knee
  • Modelo / Serial
    Lot 1563796.
  • Clasificación del producto
    Orthopedic Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    3
  • ¿Implante?
    Yes
  • Distribución
    Massachusetts and West Virginia.
  • Descripción del producto
    Biomet Oxford Unicompartmental Knee, Phase 3, Right Medical Tibial Tray, Standard Size B, CoCr, sterile, Biomet UK Ltd, Bridgend, UK; . || Unicompartmental knee joint replacement system. Designed to allow for motion between the plastic tibial bearing and metal tibial baseplate components of a unicompartmental knee prosthesis.
  • 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