Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Oxford Partial Knee System Left Medial Tibial Trial Tray Size C

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 Biomet U.K., Ltd..

¿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
    76179
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-1165-2017
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2016-01-05
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2018-06-30
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=152468
  • 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, femorotibial, unicompartmental, semi-constrained, metal/polymer, mobile bearing - Product Code NRA
  • Causa
    Zimmer biomet is conducting a medical device field action for various lot-specific oxford knee instruments due to potential alumina inclusions in the raw material batch used to produce the affected products. inclusions contained within the finished product could lead to the cracking and separation of the instrument.
  • Acción
    Zimmer Biomet initiated a voluntary recall of the Oxford Knee instruments due to potential alumina inclusions in the raw material batch used to produce the ffected products by mailing letters via FedEx on 01/05/2017. Customers were instructed to Review this notification and ensure affected team members are aware of the contents. 2. Immediately locate and quarantine affected product in their inventory. 3. Complete the Certification of Acknowledgement portion of Attachment 1  Inventory Return Certification Form. a. Return a digital copy to corporatequality.postmarket@zimmerbiomet.com within three (3) days. Immediately return all affected product from your distributorship and affected hospitals within your territory along with a completed Attachment 1  Inventory Return Certification Form and Attachment 2  Certificate of Decontamination to Zimmer Biomet. a. Request a Return Authorization Number via email to rgarequest@zimmerbiomet.com or through FAST/SMS. Be sure to specify RECALL as the RGA type. b. For each return, send a copy of Attachment 1 and Attachment 3 to corporatequality.postmarket@zimmerbiomet.com. c. Include a hardcopy of Attachment 1 with your shipment for immediate processing. d. Include a hardcopy of Attachment 2 with returned instruments. Mark the outside of the returned boxes clearly with RECALL. 5. Using the Additional Accounts Form provided with the email notice sent to your facility, return contact information for any additional hospitals that may have received or used the affected product. If there are no additional users to notify, please indicate none or NA on the form and return. 6. Retain a copy of your recall acknowledgement and product return forms for your records in the event of a compliance audit of your facility. 7. If after reviewing the recall notice you have further questions or concerns please call the customer call center at 574-371-3071 between 8:00 am and 5:00pm EST, Monday through Friday. Calls received outs

Device

Device Recall Oxford Partial Knee System Left Medial Tibial Trial Tray Size C
  • Modelo / Serial
    Item:32-420732, Lots: ZB160501, ZB160601, ZB160801
  • Clasificación del producto
    Orthopedic Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    3
  • ¿Implante?
    Yes
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution in the states of LA, NC, AR, MT, MO, CA, NY, KS, TX, MA, KY, OK, SC, NJ and the countries of Foreign: THAILAND, JAPAN, NETHERLANDS
  • Descripción del producto
    Oxford Partial Knee System Right Medial Tibial Trial Tray Size C || Oxford Partial Knee System Left Medial Tibial Trial Tray Size C
  • Manufacturer
    Biomet U.K., Ltd.

Manufacturer

Biomet U.K., Ltd.
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Biomet U.K., Ltd., Waterton Industrial Estate, Bridgend South Wales United Kingdom
  • 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