Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Merit RAD BOARD

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 Merit Medical Systems, 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
    67206
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-0901-2014
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2013-12-18
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2014-01-30
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2014-02-13
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=124977
  • 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
    Table and attachments, operating-room - Product Code BWN
  • Causa
    Merit medical systems, inc. is voluntarily recalling one lot (b507171) of rad board rb 100 devices. the affected devices are missing the main label which graphically depicts patient orientation on the board. the issue may allow the board to be oriented in the wrong direction where the semi-radiopaque material in the board (embedded xenolite) could obscure patient anatomy during fluoroscopy. there.
  • Acción
    Merit Medical Systems, Inc.sent a letter voluntarily recalling one lot (B507171) of RAD BOARD" RB100 devices. The affected devices are missing the main label which graphically depicts patient orientation on the board. The issue may allow the board to be oriented in the wrong direction where the semi-radiopaque material in the board (embedded Xenolite) could obscure patient anatomy during fluoroscopy. There have been no reports of patient harm or injury from Merit customers as a result of this issue. Merit has chosen to remove this lot from the field by replacing the unlabeled RAD BOARDs. Merit requests that customers stop using these devices immediately until the product has been replaced by their Merit sales representative. Customers with questions were instructed to call 1-801-208-4344 or 1-801-208-4365. For questions regarding this recall call 801-208-4301.

Device

Device Recall Merit RAD BOARD
  • Modelo / Serial
    lot B507171
  • Clasificación del producto
    General and Plastic Surgery Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    1
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution - USA including NJ, TX, WV, MN, GA, and Internationally to Mexico and Japan.
  • Descripción del producto
    Radial Assist RAD BOARD, used to support the || weight of a patient's arm and supplies for a medical procedure. || The Merit RAD BOARD is a rigid and stiff body board intended for use for various medical purposes. RAD BOARD was specifically designed to support the weight of a patient's arm and supplies for medical procedure, in order to have optimal access to upper extremity vasculature, including radial and brachial arterial and venous access. The RAD BOARD is partially lined with a layer of lead-free Xenolite TB for additional radiation scatter protection.
  • Manufacturer
    Merit Medical Systems, Inc.

Manufacturer

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Merit Medical Systems, Inc., 1600 West Merit Parkway, South Jordan UT 84095
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
    Merit Medical Systems Inc
  • Source
    USFDA