Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Normed General Instruments

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 Gmbh.

¿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
    77262
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-2111-2017
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2017-05-11
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2017-05-15
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2017-11-03
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=155571
  • 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
    Burr, orthopedic - Product Code HTT
  • Causa
    The devices used a different raw material to produce two countersink products which has higher hardness and higher carbon content resulting in device damage.
  • Acción
    Zimmer Biomet sent an URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL REMOVAL letter dated  May 11 2017. Lot Specific notifications were sent to the affected consignee via courier. The recall notification included a description of the reason for the recall, affected product, consignee responsibilities, and instructions for responding to the formal recall notification. Customers with questions were instructed to call Technical Services at 1-574-371-3071.

Device

Device Recall Normed General Instruments
  • Modelo / Serial
    Lots: 13065 13569 13571
  • Clasificación del producto
    Orthopedic Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    1
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Single US consignee CO.
  • Descripción del producto
    Normed General Instruments || 503004541: Werber Countersink Cannulated for micro CBS Screws, AO 503004341: Werber Countersink Cannulated for micro CBS Screws, round-shaft || The Countersink is an instrument which is used over the guide wire to prepare for adequate space in the cortical bone rim to sink the screw head in to bones/tissues for different Foot, Ankle and Hand implant systems. The instrument is used in several Normed implant systems. The instrument is used to avoid soft tissue irritation
  • Manufacturer
    Zimmer Gmbh

Manufacturer

Zimmer Gmbh
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Zimmer Gmbh, Sulzer Allee 8, Winterthur Switzerland
  • 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