Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall KimberlyClark MIC Safety PEG Kit Pull Type

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 Kimberly-Clark Corporation.

¿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
    63001
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-2415-2012
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2010-06-22
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2012-09-20
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2013-02-07
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=112227
  • 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
    Tubes, gastrointestinal (and accessories) - Product Code KNT
  • Causa
    The placement guidewire diameter is too large and does not pass-through the introducer needle during the placement procedure of the peg feeding tube.
  • Acción
    Kimberly-Clark Health Care sent an Urgent Voluntary Medical Device Withdrawal letter dated June 22, 2010, to all affected customers. The letter included a Product Withdrawal Response Sheet which was to be returned to Kimberly-Clark. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed to quarantine and destroy all affected products and complete the attached Product Withdrawal Response Sheet and Fax the form to 920-225-4182. For questions customers should call 770-587-7362. For questions regarding this recall call 770-587-8393.

Device

Device Recall KimberlyClark MIC Safety PEG Kit Pull Type
  • Modelo / Serial
    Lots AW916102A
  • Clasificación del producto
    Gastroenterology-Urology Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Nationwide Distribution including AL, AK, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, and WI.
  • Descripción del producto
    Kimberly-Clark MIC Safety PEG Kit - Pull Type || The Kimberly-Clark MIC PEG Kits - Pull type are Percutaneous Endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tubes intended for a non-surgical "pull" endoscopic placement technique. The PEG tube is held in place during use with an external retention disk.
  • Manufacturer
    Kimberly-Clark Corporation

Manufacturer

Kimberly-Clark Corporation
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Kimberly-Clark Corporation, 1400 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Roswell GA 30076
  • Source
    USFDA