Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Nexgen Complete Knee 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 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
    61468
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-1608-2012
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2012-02-24
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2012-05-14
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2014-04-18
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=108589
  • 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 has received 5 complaints where a nexgen cr micro articular surface was used with a standard cr femur, even though the compatibility chart and product labeling indicates that these components are not compatible. investigation identified additional instances where a cr micro articular surface and standard cr femur were sold together on the same purchase order. cr micro articular surfaces are.
  • Acción
    Zimmer sent an Urgent Correction Notice dated March 5, 2012, to all affected customers via telephone, E-mail and letter notifying users of the appropriate compatibility of micro sizes of NexGen¿ CR and CR-Flex Articular Surfaces and informing them of known cases of incompatible devices being implanted, including associated risks. Customers and surgeons were asked to acknowledge receipt by calling 1-888-912-7349. Questions and concerns or help in notiying accounts about this correction were to be addressed to 1-888-548-8514. For questions regarding this recall call 574-372-4807.

Device

Device Recall Nexgen Complete Knee System
  • Modelo / Serial
    Part 00-5976-031-20, all lots
  • Clasificación del producto
    Orthopedic Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    Yes
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and the countries of Poland, Taiwan, Denmark, Korea, Singapore, China, Canada, Australia, Japan, France, Italy, UK, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Switzerland, Sweden, India, Thailand, Peru, The Netherlands, Malaysia, and Austria.
  • Descripción del producto
    00-5976-031-20, Nextgen Complete Knee System, Prolong highly crosslinked polyethylene Cruciate Retaining (CR) Micro Articular Surface AC Size Striped Yellow 20 mm Height , Sterile R, Rx ,Zimmer, Inc. Warsaw, IN || The NexGen Articular Surface serves as a spacer between the baseplate of the Intended Use. tibia and the metal implant that covers the end of the femur. The micro articular surfaces are made of either conventional or prolong polyethylene in thicknesses of 9, 10, 12, 14, 17, or 20mm. The articulating surface of the device is conforming to the geometry of the NexGen micro femoral components. The articular surface locks into the tibial baseplate and is contained by a peripheral rail. The articular surface is explantable without removing the tibial base plate. The NexGen Complete Knee System ,integrated, with an extensive cruciate retaining, cruciate substituting, and fully constrained component configurations, design specific, conforming surfaces, femoral and tibial augmentation. The femoral, patellar, articular surface, and tibial base plate components should be design specific to the condition and availability of the bone stock, and the condition and functionality of soft tissues. This allows the surgeon to select the most appropriate component combination to meet specific patient needs. Articulating surfaces on micro femoral and tibial components have a smaller bearing spacing than those on the standard and macro components.
  • Manufacturer
    Zimmer Inc.

Manufacturer

Zimmer Inc.
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Zimmer Inc., 345 E Main St, Warsaw IN 46580-2746
  • Source
    USFDA