Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Biomet Spine Polaris Spinal System

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 Spine, LLC.

¿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.

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  • Tipo de evento
    Recall
  • ID del evento
    70961
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-2152-2015
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2015-03-12
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2015-07-20
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2015-12-21
  • 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
    Orthosis, spinal pedicle fixation, for degenerative disc disease - Product Code NKB
  • Causa
    Multiaxial screws may not meet internal requirements related to fatigue strength. compression testing result and surface treatment are out of specification.
  • Acción
    Biomet Spine issued an Urgent Medical Device Recall Notice/Response Form dated 3/12/2015 to their affected customers.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    Part Numbers: 14-582020, 14-582022, 14-582025, 14-582030, 14-582035, 14-582040, 14-582120, 14-582122, 14-582125, 14-582127, 14-582130, 14-582135, 14-582140, 14-582220, 14-582222, 14-582225, 14-582230, 14-582235, 14-582240, 14-582245, 14-582250, 14-592320, 14-582325, 14-582330, 14-582335, 14-582340, 14-582345, 14-582350, 14-582530, 14-582535, 14-582540, 14-582545, 14-582550, 14-582565, 14-582570, 14-582575, 14-583020, 14-583025, 14-583030, 14-583035, 14-583040, 14-583120, 14-583125, 14-583130, 14-583135, 14-583140, 14-583220, 14-583225, 14-583230, 14-583235, 14-583240, 14-583245, 14-583250, 14-583320, 14-583325, 14-583330, 14-583335, 14-583340, 14-583345 and 14-583350. All lots.
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    Yes
  • Distribución
    Distribution US Nationwide (AL, CA, CO, FL, GA, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, NY, OH, PA, TX, WA, WI) and The Netherlands.
  • Descripción del producto
    Polaris 4.75 TI Spinal System, 4.0 x 20 MM, Closed MAS, Closed Head Multiaxial Screw, Non-Sterile, Rx Only, REF 14-583020, Biomet Spine and Bone Healing Technologies. Spinal fixation component.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    Biomet Spine, LLC, 399 Jefferson Rd, Parsippany NJ 07054-3707
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • 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