Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Medtronic Intrathecal Catheter

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 Neuromodulation.

¿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.

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  • Tipo de evento
    Recall
  • ID del evento
    53129
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 1
  • Número del evento
    Z-2074-2009
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2009-08-27
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2009-09-10
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2011-12-12
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=84738
  • 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
    Intrathecal Catheter - Product Code LKK
  • Causa
    Current labeling for medtronic sutureless connector (sc) catheters and revision kits (hereafter referred to as sc catheters) incorrectly states that sc catheters are compatible with medtronic isomed¿ constant-flow infusion pumps. sc catheters are compatible with medtronic synchromed¿ ii and synchromed el pumps. medtronic has determined that sc catheters are not compatible with isomed pumps.
  • Acción
    A "Medical Device Correction Notification" letter was issued on August 14, 2009 to implanting and managing physicians. The letter described the nature of the issue, scope of affected product, potential severity of the issue and provided recommendations. Physicians were instructed that Sutureless Connector (SC) catheters must not be used with IsoMed pumps for future revisions and implants. A copy of the letter was also sent to the Risk Manager at each hospital associated with physicians using SC catheters. Healthcare professionals were asked to complete and return the enclosed reply card. Direct questions to your Medtronic field representative or contact Medtronic Neuromodulation Technical Services at 1-800-707-0933. Patient Management information is also available at http://www.professional.medtronic.com under the Heading, "Advisories".

Device

Device Recall Medtronic Intrathecal Catheter
  • Modelo / Serial
    Model 8731SC used with all IsoMed Pump Models including 8472. Not lot or serial number specific.
  • Clasificación del producto
    General Hospital and Personal Use Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    3
  • ¿Implante?
    Yes
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution -- US (including Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico), Algeria, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Reunion, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and Vatican City.
  • Descripción del producto
    Medtronic Intrathecal Catheter, model 8731SC, Method of Sterilization: Ethylene Oxide. Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN 55432-5604 USA. The 8731SC catheter is a two-piece catheter with a thin-walled spinal segment and a thicker-walled pump segment. These segments connect to each other with a connector pin. The pump segment connects to the pump with a sutureless pump connector. Contents: 38.1-cm spinal segment with length markings and guide wire 66-cm pump segment, separate connector pin, 15 T-guage introducer needles, Transparent strain-relief sleeves, opaque strain-relief sleeves, V-wing anchors. || This is a component of an implantable drug infusion system, which consists of a drug infusion pump and a catheter. The drug infusion system stores and delivers parenteral drugs to the intrathecal space.
  • Manufacturer
    Medtronic Neuromodulation

Manufacturer

Medtronic Neuromodulation
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Medtronic Neuromodulation, 7000 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis MN 55432-3568
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
    Medtronic plc
  • 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