Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall EKOS Cart

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 EKOS Corporation.

¿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
    75100
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-2890-2016
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2016-08-22
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2016-09-27
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2016-12-30
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=149355
  • 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
    Stand, infusion - Product Code FOX
  • Causa
    Casters on the ekos carts may be missing washers which can cause premature wear and dislodgement of the casters/wheels leading to failure.
  • Acción
    The firm, EKOS, sent an "URGENT FIELD SAFETY ACTION" letter dated August 22, 2016 to its customers. The letters were sent to customers informing them of the field safety action, how to identify the affected carts at their facility and instructing customers locate the cart, quarantine it and do not use the cart for any procedures. A representative from EKOS Corporation will be contacting customers in the near future to arrange a date and time when the cart at a facility can be inspected and any affected caster(s) replaced. As the cart is inspected, it will be tagged to easily identify it and confirm it has been inspected and repaired as necessary. Customers will be provided with a copy of the inspection/repair form for the cart they inspect. Please retain that form for records. If customers have any questions, please contact EKOS Customer Service at 1-888-400-3567 or your local EKOS representative.

Device

Device Recall EKOS Cart
  • Modelo / Serial
    Lot numbers: 030915 032615 040915 061515 071515 081715 103015 120715 010416 011816 022216 032116 052416
  • Clasificación del producto
    General Hospital and Personal Use Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    1
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    US Nationwide Distribution in states of: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, and WY.
  • Descripción del producto
    The EKOS cart has the catalog number 700-60101. || The EKOS cart is a custom infusion stand/cart used to hold and transport the EkoSonic Control Unit. The cart is designed with three poles to hold infusion pumps and fluid bags, a tray on which the EkoSonic Control unit sits and a base designed to hold an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS). The cart mounts on 4 wheels, two locking and two non-locking.
  • Manufacturer
    EKOS Corporation

Manufacturer

EKOS Corporation
  • Dirección del fabricante
    EKOS Corporation, 11911 N Creek Pkwy S, Bothell WA 98011-8809
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
    Btg Plc
  • Source
    USFDA