Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall ECHO POR FMRL NC 9X125

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 Zimmer 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
    78167
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-0300-2018
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2017-06-05
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2018-03-06
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=158818
  • 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 uncemented acetabular component) - Product Code KWA
  • Causa
    Possibility that the patient label inside the product box was incorrectly labeled. the outer box label and actual product are correctly identified but the internal patient label could be incorrect.
  • Acción
    On June 5, 2017, Zimmer Biomet distributed Urgent Medical Device Recall notices to their customers via email and Fed Ex courier service. ***Risk Managers are advised to: 1. Review this notification and ensure affected personnel are aware of the contents. 2. Assist your Zimmer Biomet sales representative to quarantine all affected product. 3. Work with your Zimmer Biomet sales representative in removing the affected product from your facility. 4. Confirm that the patient labels in your records are correct. 5. Complete the  Certificate of Acknowledgement and return a digital copy to corporatequality.postmarket@zimmerbiomet.com and retain a copy of the Acknowledgement Form with your recall records in the event of a compliance audit of your facilities documentation. ****Distributors, Sales Reps & Distributor Operation Managers are advised to: 1. Review this notification and ensure affected team members are aware of the contents. 2. Immediately locate and quarantine affected product in your inventory. 3. Complete the Certification of Acknowledgement portion of Attachment 1  Inventory Return Certification Form and return a digital copy to corporatequality.postmarket@zimmerbiomet.com within three (3) days. 4. Immediately return all affected product from your distributorship and affected hospitals within your territory along with a completed Attachment 1  Inventory Return Certification Form to Zimmer Biomet. a. Request a Recall Return Authorization Number via SMS or via email to rgarequest@zimmerbiomet.com (domestic) or via email to zimmerbiometintlirarequests@zimmerbiomet.com (international). b. For each return, send a copy of Attachment 1 to corporatequality.postmarket@zimmerbiomet.com. c. Include a hardcopy of Attachment 1 with your shipment for immediate processing. d. Mark the outside of the returns box(es) clearly with RECALL. Customers with further questions or concerns please call the customer call center at 1-574-371-3071 between 8:00 am and 5

Device

Device Recall ECHO POR FMRL NC 9X125
  • Modelo / Serial
    Lot Number: 410150
  • Clasificación del producto
    Orthopedic Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    3
  • ¿Implante?
    Yes
  • Distribución
    Nationwide in US; Internationally Argentina, Netherlands & Canada
  • Descripción del producto
    ECHO POR FMRL NC 9X125, model # 192009
  • Manufacturer
    Zimmer Biomet, Inc.

Manufacturer

Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Zimmer Biomet, Inc., 56 E Bell Dr, Warsaw IN 46582-6989
  • 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