Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Gentle Threads

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 Zimmer Biomet, 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
    79682
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-1736-2018
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2018-03-28
  • Estado del evento
    Open, Classified
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=162984
  • 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
    soft tissue fixation screw - Product Code HWC
  • Causa
    Specific lots of the device were overexposed during eto sterilization. this may lead to revision due to infection from loss of sterile barrier during over-exposure cycle.
  • Acción
    The recalling firm issued letters to Distributors as well as to affected Risk Managers and Surgeons. Distributors were instructed to ensure affected team members are aware of the contents of the recall notification, locate and quarantine affected product in inventory, return all affected product from distributorship and from affected hospitals, and submit a list of any additional customer accounts that were not notified of the recall to the recalling firm. Risk Managers were instructed to ensure affected personnel are aware of the contents of the recall notification, quarantine all affected product, and complete the included Certificate of Acknowledgement and return to the recalling firm, even if no affected products were present at the facility. Surgeons were instructed to review the notification and return the completed Certificate of Acknowledgement. Customers' questions and concerns were directed to the recalling firm's customer service at 574-371-3071, 8AM-5PM EST, Monday through Friday. Alternatively, questions may be emailed to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmerbiomet.com.

Device

Device Recall Gentle Threads
  • Modelo / Serial
    lot 326900
  • Clasificación del producto
    Orthopedic Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    Yes
  • Distribución
    Worldwide distribution. US nationwide, Netherlands, Mexico, Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Malaysia, Costa Rica, Chile, South Korea, and Canada.
  • Descripción del producto
    Gentle Threads, Interference Screw; Model No. 905605, for soft tissue reattachment procedures in the ankle/foot and knee.
  • Manufacturer
    Zimmer Biomet, Inc.

Manufacturer

Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Zimmer Biomet, Inc., 56 E Bell Dr, Warsaw IN 46582-6989
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
    Zimmer Biomet Holdings
  • Comentario del fabricante
    “The safety of patients has always been, and continues to be, Zimmer Biomet’s top priority and it is our honor to be a leader in this industry for the past 90 years,” Zimmer Biomet told ICIJ in a statement. “We adhere to strict regulatory standards, and work closely with the FDA and all applicable regulatory agencies in each of our regions as part of our commitment to operating a first-rate quality management system across our global manufacturing network. The company added that it is focused on staying at the forefront of innovation and doing right by the millions of patients who rely on the company’s products.
  • Source
    USFDA