Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Medtronic, Sutureless, unipolar, myocardial, screwin pacing lead

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.

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  • Tipo de evento
    Recall
  • ID del evento
    54845
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-1200-2010
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2010-02-25
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2010-03-23
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2012-01-07
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=89309
  • 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
    Permanent pacemaker electrode - Product Code DTB
  • Causa
    Medtronic has identified a packaging issue for a subset of epicardial leads model 5071. they determined that specific package seals could be compromised. medtronic is not aware of any patient injury due to this packaging issue and their evaluation indicated the risk of patient injury is remote. however, a compromised package seal could potentially affect product sterility.
  • Acción
    Consignees were sent a Medtronic "Important Medical Device Recall" Letter dated February 2010 on 2/25/10. The letter described the problem and the product. Medtronic recommended to immediately remove the affected leads from inventory. Customers with questions, please contact your Medtronic Representative or Medtronic Technical Services at 1-800-505-4636.

Device

Device Recall Medtronic, Sutureless, unipolar, myocardial, screwin pacing lead
  • Modelo / Serial
  • Clasificación del producto
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    3
  • ¿Implante?
    Yes
  • Distribución
    All States in continental USA including DC except Alaska. OUS: Algeria, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guam, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Martinique, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vatican City, Venezuela, and Yemen.
  • Descripción del producto
    Medtronic, Sutureless, unipolar, myocardial, screw-in pacing lead, 5071-15, 5071-25, 5071-35 & 5071-53, Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN 55432, Manufactured in: Villalba, Puerto Rico.
  • Manufacturer
    Medtronic Inc. Cardiac Rhythm Disease Managment

Manufacturer

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