Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Olympus Endoscopic Electrosurgical Unit working elements

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 Olympus America 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
    60772
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-0828-2012
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2011-12-27
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2012-01-20
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2013-12-21
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=106443
  • 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, electrosurgical, endoscopic (with or without accessories) - Product Code KNS
  • Causa
    Less than optimal thickness in the plastic housing holding the electrode in the olympus working elements.
  • Acción
    Olympus America Inc. sent an "URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE WITHDRAWAL" letter dated December 27, 2011 to all affected customers. The letter identifies the product, problem, and actions to be taken by the customers. The letter instructs customers to inspect their inventory for the affected product and discontinue use of any affected product discovered. Customers should contact the Gyrus ACMI Customer Service Department at 1-888-524-7266 for credit or replacement of the product. Additionally, an Olympus Working Elements Withdrawal form was enclosed for customers to complete and fax to 484-896-7128. Contact the firm at 484-896-5688 for questions regarding this notice.

Device

Device Recall Olympus Endoscopic Electrosurgical Unit working elements
  • Modelo / Serial
    Lot numbers 118W, 119W, and 11XW for new inventory
  • Clasificación del producto
    Gastroenterology-Urology Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Nationwide Distribution-including Washington, D.C. and the states of AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI.
  • Descripción del producto
    Olympus Endoscopic Electrosurgical Unit working elements, model numbers WA22366A, and WA22367A. || Working element for cutting, coagulation, and vaporization in conductive irrigation fluid or conductive distension medium in the Saline mode.
  • Manufacturer
    Olympus America Inc.

Manufacturer

Olympus America Inc.
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Olympus America Inc., 3500 Corporate Pkwy., P.O. Box 610, Center Valley PA 18034-0610
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
    Olympus Corporation
  • Source
    USFDA