Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Medtronic Xomed

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 Xomed, 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.

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  • Tipo de evento
    Recall
  • ID del evento
    28980
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 3
  • Número del evento
    Z-0955-04
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2004-01-29
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2004-07-20
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2012-05-03
  • 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
    Curette, Adenoid - Product Code KBJ
  • Causa
    The box label indicates that the product is a size 2 whereas a size 4 was packed inside.
  • Acción
    A Recall notification letter was mailed to each hospital account on January 29, 2004 for each type of device they received which was under recall explaining the error and asking the accounts to remove recalled product from inventory, fax them the response sheet and to return the products.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    Lot 30685400
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Clase de dispositivo
    1
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Products were distributed to 23 hospitals and surgical centers in NC, NB, IN, UT, TX, NY, WI, MO, TN, ID, OK, FL, MA, WY, NJ, LA.
  • Descripción del producto
    Product is a device used in adenoid surgery and is labeled as Lusk Disposable Adenoid Curettes.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    Medtronic Xomed, Inc., 6743 Southpoint Dr N, Jacksonville FL 32216-6218
  • 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