Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall NexGen Complete Knee Solution MIS Total Knee Procedure Stemmed Tibial Component, Precoat

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 Zimmer, 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
    68457
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-1937-2014
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2014-05-19
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2014-06-27
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2015-10-29
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=127987
  • 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
    Prosthesis, knee, patellofemorotibial, semi-constrained, cemented, polymer/metal/polymer - Product Code JWH
  • Causa
    Zimmer is initiating a voluntary recall of specific identified lots due to the potential that the threads may be out of specification.
  • Acción
    Zimmer sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall letter June 2014 to all affected customers. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed to review the notification and ensure affected personnel are aware of the contents. Locate and quarantine any affected product and notify their Zimmer sales representative. Their Zimmer sales representative will remove the recalled product from their facility. For patients that previously had this product implanted, it is recommended that they continue their normal operative follow up routine. Customers with questions were instructed to call 1-877-946-2761.

Device

Device Recall NexGen Complete Knee Solution MIS Total Knee Procedure Stemmed Tibial Component, P...
  • Modelo / Serial
    Size 6, includes the following Lot Numbers: 370319 37213647 37218135 37218727 37219556 37220950 61414605 61414606 61442322 61451224 61451225 61451226 61479488 61479489 61479490 61518197 61518198 61518199 61538053 61543978 61592093 61592094 61627261 61643938 61672569 61682157 61685470 61721675 61721676 61774189 61774190 61774191 61774195 61863158 61863159 61863160 61863161 61863162 61979034 61979035 62016163 62022560 62037896 62041306 62041308 62069549 62077856 62141261 62143609 62168186 62177113 62227421 62227422 62251569 62251570 62261977 62261978 62326316 62330687 62341281 62369796 62369797 62377652 62473295 62473296 62602804 62602805 62602806 62602807 62602808
  • Clasificación del producto
    Orthopedic Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    Yes
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and Internationally to Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Singapore, and Taiwan.
  • Descripción del producto
    NexGen Complete Knee Solution, MIS Total Knee Procedure, Stemmed Tibial Component, Precoat, Fixed Bearing, Size 6. Part of the NexGen systems of semi-constrained, non-linked condylar knee prosthesis.
  • Manufacturer
    Zimmer, Inc.

Manufacturer

Zimmer, Inc.
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Zimmer, Inc., 1800 W Center St, Warsaw IN 46580-2304
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
    Zimmer Biomet Holdings
  • Comentario del fabricante
    “The safety of patients has always been, and continues to be, Zimmer Biomet’s top priority and it is our honor to be a leader in this industry for the past 90 years,” Zimmer Biomet told ICIJ in a statement. “We adhere to strict regulatory standards, and work closely with the FDA and all applicable regulatory agencies in each of our regions as part of our commitment to operating a first-rate quality management system across our global manufacturing network. The company added that it is focused on staying at the forefront of innovation and doing right by the millions of patients who rely on the company’s products.
  • Source
    USFDA