Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall KyphX Xpander Inflatable Bone Tamp, size 15/3

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 Spine LLC, formerly Kyphon 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
    51206
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-1209-2009
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2009-02-04
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2009-05-11
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2009-07-14
  • 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
    spinal bone tamp - Product Code HRX
  • Causa
    Product not sterile: 10 units were released for distribution without undergoing sterilization process.
  • Acción
    Sales representatives were contacted via e-mail on February 4, 2009, and instructed to contact hospitals and inform them of the issue and sequester affected product. They were further instructed to immediately travel to the hospitals and obtain affected product for return to Medtronic LLC. A Customer Communication Notice URGENT NOTICE: DEVICE REMOVAL dated February 9, 2009, was sent to the two consignees.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    Catalog number K09A, Lot number 50000231, UPN 00858196001161.
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Product was distributed to two hospitals in OH and FL.
  • Descripción del producto
    KyphX Xpander Inflatable Bone Tamp, size 15/3, Catalog Number K09A, Manufactured by Kyphon Sarl, Switzerland. For use in spinal surgery.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    Medtronic Spine LLC, formerly Kyphon Inc, 1221 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale CA 94089-1103
  • 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