Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall GENESIS II/LEGION Resurfacing Patella with JOURNEY Peg

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 Smith & Nephew, 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.

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  • Tipo de evento
    Recall
  • ID del evento
    72866
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-0573-2016
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2015-11-09
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2016-01-04
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2016-03-17
  • 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
    Prosthesis, knee, patellofemorotibial, semi-constrained, cemented, polymer/metal/polymer - Product Code JWH
  • Causa
    One lot of 35 mm patella implants is labeled as 32 mm. these implants have pegs which are spaced proportionally; therefore the mismatch prevents the pegs from properly aligning with pre-drilled holes during implantation.
  • Acción
    The firm, Smith & Nephew Inc, notified the distributors by Fed- Ex on 10/20/2015 and sent an "Urgent - Product Recall 1st Notification - Urgent R-2015-22" letter dated 11/9/2015 to their customers. The letter described the product, problem, and actions to be taken. The customers were instructed to inspect your inventory and locate any unused devices, quarantine them immediately, complete and return the Inventory Return Certification Form by fax to: +1-901-566-7975 or email to: FieldActions@smith-nephew.com, even if you do not have the product, contact Smith & Nephew's Field Actions Department via email or fax (above) to obtain a return authorization (RA) number, and return any affected product to Smith & Nephew, Attn: Global Field Actions, Global Distribution Center, 3303 E Holmes Road, Memphis, TN 38118. If you have any questions, call Director, Regulatory Affairs 901-399-5520 or email: jason.sells@smith-nephew.com.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    Batch # 15GM07831
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    Yes
  • Distribución
    US Distribution to states of:FL, MO, IN and TX.
  • Descripción del producto
    Smith & Nephew GENESIS(R) II/LEGION(TM) PATELLAR COMPONENT, RESURFACING ROUND, 32MM STANDARD, FOR CEMENTED USE ONLY WITH JOURNEY PEG, STERILE EO, Rx only, REF Number: 71934490 || knee implant.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    Smith & Nephew, Inc., 1450 E Brooks Rd, Memphis TN 38116-1804
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA