Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Custom Procedural Trays

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 Merit Medical Systems, 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
    62749
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-0464-2013
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2012-06-08
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2012-12-03
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2012-12-10
  • 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
    General surgery tray (kit) - Product Code LRO
  • Causa
    Custom procedural trays contain stryker hytrel togas which are being recalled because the clear tape that is intended to aid in the prevention of patient's fluids from contacting the surgeon/surgical staff through the sleeve seam of the toga, was not applied during the manufacturing process.
  • Acción
    The firm, Merit Medical, sent an "URGENT PRODUCT RECALL NOTICE" letter dated June 8, 2012 to its customers by letter sent by US Postal Service - Certified Mail Receipt describing the problem, instructions as to actions that need to be taken, and requesting the customer to complete and sign the Customer Response Form and immediately fax a copy to this form to 1-804-416-1031. Customers were instructed to mail the completed original Customer Response Form using the provided postage-paid, self-addressed envelope to Merit. Should the customer choose to return the product for rework, they are to return the affected products by shipping them back to Merit Medical Systems via Federal Express 2nd Day Air (Acct #1129-5275-6) to: RGA Department RGA #NC-53417, Merit Medical Systems, Inc., Attn: Manager of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs, 12701 Kingston Ave., Chester, VA 23836. For questions customers were instructed to contact Manager of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs at 1-804-416-1048 or email: jbraxton@merit.com.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    Merit's Custom Total Hip Pack, K12T-05537, Lot numbers T320054, T331364, T335090; Merit's Total Knee Pack, K12T05538, Lot numbers T320059, T331365, T335092
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Nationwide distribution: US including states of: NE and SD.
  • Descripción del producto
    Custom Procedural Trays: Merit's Custom Total Hip Pack, K12T-05537, Merit's Total Knee Pack, K12T05538 || A custom procedural tray is a combination of legally marketed medical devices placed into one container for the convenience of the user and used within the limits of the product's intended uses.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    Merit Medical Systems, Inc., 12701 N Kingston Ave, Chester VA 23836-2700
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA