Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Medtronic HMS PLUS, Hemostasis Management System with Heparin Assay Controls

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 Inc. Cardiac Rhythm Disease Managment.

¿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
    55169
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-1537-2010
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2010-03-08
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2010-05-04
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2011-12-31
  • 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
    System, multipurpose for in vitro coagulation studies - Product Code JPA
  • Causa
    The heparin assay controls may run longer than normal and in some cases, fail to give an acceptable result.
  • Acción
    Medtronic issued an "Urgent Medical Device Notification" letter dated March 8, 2010 addressed to "Dear Valued Customer" and was sent to three locations at each customer site: Risk Management, Cardiovascular Surgery and Clinical Laboratory-Point of Care. The letter described the product and the issue, provided instructions for control and patient testing. The customer was requested to return an enclosed certificate as proof of notification. For further information, contact your Medtronic Sales Representative or call 1-763-391-9915.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    HMS Plus Catalog Number: 30514;  Heparin Assay Controls: 306-01POR, 306-02POR, 306-03POR, 306-04POR, 306-05POR and 306-09POR.
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution -- United States, International West (countries included in Western Europe and the Middle East), Australia and Canada.
  • Descripción del producto
    Medtronic HMS PLUS, Hemostasis Management System. Medtronic, Inc., Cardiovascular Division, Moundsview, MN 55112. || A microprocessor based, multichannel clot timing instrument with automated syringe handling for pipetting blood into single use cartridges. It performs in vitro heparin sensitivity evaluations, heparin assays, activated clotting times and platelet function evaluations.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    Medtronic Inc. Cardiac Rhythm Disease Managment, 8200 Coral Sea St. N.E., Saint Paul MN 55112
  • 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