Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall ENDOPATH ETSFLEX45 Articulating Endoscopic Linear Cutters

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 Ethicon Endo-Surgery 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
    57580
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-1068-2011
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2009-03-27
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2011-02-15
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2013-02-15
  • 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
    Electrosurgical Cutting and Coagulation Device and Accessories - Product Code GEI
  • Causa
    The firm initiated this second subsequent recall because the affected devices can remain closed and clamped on tissue during surgical procedures due to the fact that the mechanism which connects the articulation joint to the device shaft is insufficient.
  • Acción
    Ethicon Endo-Surgery issued "Urgent Expanded Device Recall Event 1981" notification letters dated April 7, 2009, to their customers. They provided a list of all Affected Product Codes of the ETS FLEX45 Articulating Endoscopic Linear Cutters (including the Product Code: ATS45 from the 1st recall) and Affected Flex Tray Codes subject to recall. The notification document reminds the Operating Room and Materials Management customers of the problem which necessitated the previous recall (Z-0361-2011). It goes on to instruct their customers to immediately discontinue use of the affected products. They are to complete and fax back the Business Reply Form, Affected product is to be returned with a copy of the completed Business Reply Form to Stericycle, Replacement product should be received within 30-60 days after return, Customers can contact Stericycle concerning this recall at 1-888-365-4680, reference Event 1981.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    The recalled Lot Numbers are: E4MJ47, E4MF6W, E4MK84, E4MM23, E4MM64, E4MP4A, E4MR15, E4MT07, E4MT4Y, F4MU2R, F4MY91, E4MG53, E4MG5K, E4MG5L, E4MN39, E4MG89, E4MG9M, E4MH2L, E4ML6J, E4MG77, E4MG8A, E4MH18, E4MJ3K, F4MX8C, and F4N799.
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Nationwide Distribution -- USA including the following states, AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, MN, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, and Puerto Rico.
  • Descripción del producto
    ENDOPATH ETS-FLEX45 Articulating Endoscopic Linear Cutters, Product Codes: ATS45; LONG45A; 6TB45; ATG45; ATB45; ATW45; ATS45NK; and NAW45. || Intended for transection, resection, and/or creation of anastomoses.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc, 4545 Creek Rd, Cincinnati OH 45242-2803
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA