Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Mallory Head Calcar Femoral

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 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
    55365
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-1671-2010
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2010-03-10
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2010-05-26
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2010-10-18
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=90697
  • 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, hip, semi-constrained, metal/polymer, porous uncemented - Product Code LPH
  • Causa
    The firm has found that some lots of mallory head revision stems had flute geometry that was out of specification. the flute geometry was too deep.
  • Acción
    Biomet Orthopedics issued an "Urgent Medical Device Recall Notice" dated March 10, 2010. The letter went to distributors and users of the recalled device. The letter instructed the consignees to locate the recalled product and return the product to the firm. For further information, contact Biomet at 1-800-348-9500 or 1-574-372-3983, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Device

Device Recall Mallory Head Calcar Femoral
  • Modelo / Serial
    Lot Numbers: M420820, M826280.
  • Clasificación del producto
    Orthopedic Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    Yes
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution -- United States (OH, IN, FL, KY, NV and CA), Mexico, Chile, China, Japan and The Netherlands.
  • Descripción del producto
    Mallory Head Calcar Femoral, 34 mm resection/porous coated, 9.0 mm x 220 mm right stem, Sterile, REF 11-104947, Biomet Orthopaedics, Warsaw, IN. || Implant device intended for use in femoral revision surgery.
  • Manufacturer
    Biomet, Inc.

Manufacturer

Biomet, Inc.
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Biomet, Inc., 56 E Bell Dr, Warsaw IN 46582
  • 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