Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Deknatel Teleflex Medical Stainless Steel 2 (metric 5) Monofilament Stainless Steel Suture

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 Teleflex Medical.

¿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
    67711
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-1560-2014
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2014-03-11
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2014-05-07
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2017-08-14
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=126533
  • 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
    Suture, nonabsorbable, steel, monofilament and multifilament, sterile - Product Code GAQ
  • Causa
    Product does not meet minimum needle attachment strength requirements; thus, the needle can become detached from the suture during use.
  • Acción
    Urgent Medical Device Recall Notification letters were issued on March 11, 2014 to consignees. The letter requested that customers discontinue use and quarantine any product on hand. The attached Recall Acknowledgment Form should be completed and returned to Teleflex regardless of whether affected product is on hand or not. Once received a customer service representative will contact customers with instructions on how to return the affected product. Questions should be directed to Customer Service at 1-866-246-6990.

Device

Device Recall Deknatel Teleflex Medical Stainless Steel 2 (metric 5) Monofilament Stainless Stee...
  • Modelo / Serial
    Product Code X-4981M4 - Lot 02J0800451
  • Clasificación del producto
    General and Plastic Surgery Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    Yes
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution -- USA, including the states of AL, CA, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, LA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NV, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WV, and WI; and countries of Canada, Germany, and Ireland.
  • Descripción del producto
    Deknatel Teleflex Medical Stainless Steel 2 (metric 5) Monofilament Stainless Steel Suture, Nonabsorbable Surgical Suture, U.S.P. || Used for fixation of bone fractures, for bone reconstructions, as a guide pin for insertion of other implants, or it may be implanted through the skin so that a pulling force (traction) may be applied to the skeletal system.
  • Manufacturer
    Teleflex Medical

Manufacturer

Teleflex Medical
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Teleflex Medical, 4024 Stirrup Creek Dr, Durham NC 27703-9000
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
    Teleflex Incorporated
  • Source
    USFDA