Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Natus neoBLUE blanket LED Phototherapy system

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 Natus Medical Incorporated.

¿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
    70810
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-1412-2015
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2015-03-16
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2015-04-10
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2016-12-20
  • 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
    Unit, neonatal phototherapy - Product Code LBI
  • Causa
    Neoblue blanket led phototherapy system is recalled because natus has received feedback from some customers about early failure of the neoblue blanket system fiberoptic pads. these failures involve discoloration and melting of the fiberoptic bundle at the connector that is inserted in the neoblue blanket light box.
  • Acción
    Natus sent the PRODUCT RELIABILITY ALERT neoBLUE blanket system performance along with an attached Technical Bulletin, Instructions for Use, and Service Manual to consignees via email during the week of March 16, 2015. Natus emailed the Distribution Partner (DP) letter to all Natus International Distribution Partners, requiring that they notify their customers (at Biomedical Department and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) with copies of the Field Safety Notice, customer letter, the Technical Bulletin, Instructions for Use, and Service Manual. The technical bulletin asks the customer to visually and tactilely inspect the fiber optic cable connector before use, and to call Natus if they notice a failing pad. This procedure will prevent the complete degradation and therapy will not be compromised. U.S. customers should contact Natus Technical Service at 888-496-2887 with any questions regarding this notification. International customers should contact their local distributors or contact Natus Technical Service at (888) 496-2887 or Technical_Service@natus.com.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    None
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    distributed worldwide
  • Descripción del producto
    Natus neoBLUE blanket LED Phototherapy system which includes the following items: || 006224 neoBLUE blanket LED Phototherapy Systems with Large blanket/pad || 006254 neoBLUE blanket LED Light Box || 006895 neoBLUE blanket LED Phototherapy Systems with Small blanket/pad || 007299 neoBLUE blanket LED Phototherapy Systems with Large blanket/pad EUR || 007300 neoBLUE blanket LED Phototherapy Systems with Small blanket/pad EUR || 007296 neoBLUE blanket LED Phototherapy Systems with Large blanket/pad UK || 007298 neoBLUE blanket LED Phototherapy Systems with Small blanket/pad UK || 007301 neoBLUE blanket LED Phototherapy Systems with Large blanket/pad AUS || 007302 neoBLUE blanket LED Phototherapy Systems with Small blanket/pad AUS
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    Natus Medical Incorporated, 5900 1st Ave S, Seattle WA 98108-3248
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA