Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Enterra Gastric Electrical Stimulation System

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 Medtronic Neuromodulation.

¿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
    53086
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-0088-2010
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2009-08-25
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2009-10-29
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2012-05-22
  • 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
    Intestinal stimulator - Product Code LNQ
  • Causa
    Medtronic is in the process of updating the enterra therapy labeling to include information regarding the risks of bowel obstruction and/or perforation. medtronic has received 15 reports since november 2002 of bowel obstruction and/or perforation of the bowel associated with enterra therapy system leads. of the 15 reported events, 11 required surgical intervention (all patients recovered withou.
  • Acción
    Medtronic Neuromodulation issued a "Medical Device Correction" letter beginning August 25, 2009 addressed to Healthcare Professionals. The letter described the Nature of the Issue, Scope, Potential Severity of the Issue, Enterra Therapy System labeling updating information warnings, Recommendations and other Additional Information. For further information, contact Medronic Neuromodulation Technical Services at 1-800-707-0933.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Clase de dispositivo
    HDE
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution.
  • Descripción del producto
    Medtronic Enterra Therapy, Gastric Electrical Stimulation System, consisting of model 3116 Enterra Therapy Neurostimulator and model 4351 Unipolar Intramuscular Lead. Medtronic, Inc., 710 Medtronic Parkway, Minneapolis, MN 55432-5604 USA. || The Neurostimulator (implantable neurostimulator or INS) is a multiprogrammable device designed to deliver therapy through gastric electrical stimulation when connected to a lead system. Humanitarian Device: Authorized by Federal Law for use in treatment of chronic intractable (drug refractory) nausea and vomiting secondary to gastroparesis of diabetic or idiopathic etiology.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    Medtronic Neuromodulation, 7000 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis MN 55432-3568
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • Comentario del fabricante
    “If our surveillance systems identify a potential performance issue, our personnel promptly evaluate the problem, including, when appropriate, conducting root cause investigations and internal testing to assess whether the product continues to meet specifications and defined performance criteria,” Medtronic told ICIJ in a statement. “In some cases, based on this evaluation, Medtronic may determine that a recall is necessary.” The company said that it communicates with healthcare providers and/or patients and provide recommendations to address such issues. Medtronic noted that these communications can include letters, emails, calls, press releases, physician notifications and social media postings, as well as informing the FDA and other regulators of the actions.
  • Source
    USFDA