Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Fogarty Fortis Arterial Embolectomy Catheter

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 Edwards Lifesciences, LLC.

¿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
    49003
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-0013-2009
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2008-06-23
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2008-10-03
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2012-09-19
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=72501
  • 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
    Intravascular Occluding Catheter - Product Code MJN
  • Causa
    Potential for tubing fracture near the tip of the catheter.
  • Acción
    The firm sent Urgent Field Safety Notices dated June 23, 2008 to customers. The letter gave details on affected products, a description of the problem, and advise on action to be taken. Edwards has decided to recall these lots of Fogarty Fortis catheters which were manufactured between 9 June 2007 and 20 June 2008. The expiration date for these lots is between 11 September 2009 and 26 September 2009. The attached sheet lists product by model and lot number which you have ordered during that time frame. Please stop using these lots of catheter products immediately. Edwards requests that you return all Fogarty Fortis catheters from these lots that are still in your inventory. Please call Edwards Customer Service to arrange for return of any unused product and obtain information about replacement product. After you have verified your inventory, please complete the attached Confirmation Form, even if you no longer have any affected units at your facility. This will allow us to verify the completion of this recall action. Please return the Confirmation Form by FAX to: +31.412.47.66.99 , Attention: Mark vanSchijndel Transmission of this Field Safety Notice: This notice needs to be passed on all those who need to be aware within your organization. Please transfer this notice to other organizations on which this action has an impact and where or to any organization where the potentially affected devices have been transferred. Please maintain awareness on this notice and resulting action for an appreciate period to ensure effectiveness of the corrective action. We sincerely regret the inconvenience caused by this action and greatly appreciate your immediate attention to this matter. If you have specific questions about this notification, please contact Customer Service

Device

Device Recall Fogarty Fortis Arterial Embolectomy Catheter
  • Modelo / Serial
    Lots # 58320651, 58320652, 58323511, 58323512, 58323513, 58326739, 58326740, 58326741, 58329130, and 58329131
  • Clasificación del producto
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    International Distribution --- including countries of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Czech republic, Germany, Denmark, United Kingdom, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Sweden, Slovak Republic, South Africa, and Taiwan.
  • Descripción del producto
    Edwards Lifesciences***Fogarty Fortis***Arterial Embolectomy Catheter || Is indicated for the removal of fresh, soft emboli and thrombi from the vessels in the arterial system.
  • Manufacturer
    Edwards Lifesciences, LLC

Manufacturer

Edwards Lifesciences, LLC
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Edwards Lifesciences, LLC, 1 Edwards Way, Irvine CA 92614-5688
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
    Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
  • Source
    USFDA