Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Low Profile U Joint Driver for the SynFix Mini Open System

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 Synthes Spine.

¿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
    50523
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-0931-2009
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2008-11-20
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2009-01-30
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2009-10-27
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=75693
  • 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
    Lumbar Intervertebral Fusion Device with Bone Graft - Product Code MAX
  • Causa
    Screwdriver tip may break off and lodge in the screw head.
  • Acción
    The recalling firm emailed all Spine Sales Consultants on 11/20/08. They were instructed to immediately examine their stock and discuss appropriate technique with surgeon users. In addition, a Medical Device Correction letter dated 11/19/08 was issued via USPS certified mail to the medical facilities. This initial letter stated the issue and requested the users take the following actions: discard all SynFix Technique Guides and replace with the updated literature contained in the mailing packet with the letter, and is identified by code J7022-E (Rev. E); to ensure receipt and understanding of the information, the Verification Section of the letter needs to be completed and returned to Synthes by either fax: 610-719-5120 or scan/e-mail: lewis.lynne@synthes.com. An Urgent: Medical Device Recall letter, dated 1/16/2009, was also sent out. This latter letter requested that users examine their stock immediately and remove any of the affected devices from their inventory. Customers are also to call Synthes at 1-800-479-6329 to obtain a Return Authorization Number; complete the Verification Section; and return the letter with the recalled product to the address listed. There are also actions for those who do not have the affected product. Questions should be directed to 800-620-7025 x 5453 or 610-719-5453.

Device

Device Recall Low Profile U Joint Driver for the SynFix Mini Open System
  • Modelo / Serial
    Lot numbers: 2317363, 2331806, 2331810, 2387975, 2387976, 2401982, 5637286, 5644605, 5660377, 5664629, 5826243, and 5826244.
  • Clasificación del producto
    Orthopedic Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    Yes
  • Distribución
    Class II Recall - Worldwide Distribution --- USA including states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA ,SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI, and countries of Canada and Switzerland.
  • Descripción del producto
    Low Profile U-Joint Driver for the SynFix Mini-Open System, Catalog number 03.802.231. || The Synthes SynFix LR is indicated for use in patients with degenerative disc disease (DDD) at one or two contiguous levels from L2 to S1. These DDD patients may also have up to Grade I spondylolisthesis at the involved level(s). The interior of the spacer component of the SynFix LR can be packed with autograft.
  • Manufacturer
    Synthes Spine

Manufacturer

Synthes Spine
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Synthes Spine, 1302 Wrights Ln E, West Chester PA 19380-3417
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
    Johnson & Johnson
  • Source
    USFDA