Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Phantom Fiber Biofiber Sutures

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 Tornier, 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
    79373
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-1374-2018
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2018-02-08
  • Estado del evento
    Open, Classified
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=162146
  • 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
    Suture, recombinant technology - Product Code NWJ
  • Causa
    Data has shown that degradation of a raw material used in phantom fiber may occur more quickly than expected if improperly stored. this may impact the shelf-life of the product which could cause the suture to lose strength more quickly than expected.
  • Acción
    The firm, Wright, sent an "Urgent Field Safety Notice" letter by email on 02/08/2018. The firm followed up with a letter on April 02, 2018 disseminated by FedEx Priority mail to their customers. The letter described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were instructed to do the following actions: " Cease using the affected devices immediately. " Medical facilities are to determine if any of the recalled implants are on hand, and return affected implants immediately to Wright Medical. "Review the notice and complete the Acknowledgement Section Attachment C to signify that your facility has been informed of this Field Safety Notice (Recall). " Return the completed Acknowledgement to Wright Medical via email to: FieldAction@wright.com within five (5) working days of this notice. "Contact customer service at 1-888-494-7950 to facilitate any product returns. For any inquiries regarding the Phantom Fiber Field Safety Notice (Recall) contact: Wright Medical Quality Systems Manager by Email: FieldAction@wright.com or Phone: 952.683.7482.

Device

Device Recall Phantom Fiber Biofiber Sutures
  • Modelo / Serial
    All lots
  • Clasificación del producto
    General and Plastic Surgery Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    Yes
  • Distribución
    US Nationwide Distribution.
  • Descripción del producto
    Fornier Phantom Fiber(TM) Sutures: || Item Number Description || SMB000425 4.5 MM PHANTOM FT BIOCOMPOSITE SUTURE ANCHOR WITH NEEDLES || SMB000525 5.5 MM PHANTOM FT BIOCOMPOSITE SUTURE ANCHOR WITH NEEDLES || SMP000425 4.5 MM PHANTOM FT PEEK SUTURE ANCHOR WITH NEEDLES || SMP000525 5.5 MM PHANTOM FT PEEK SUTURE ANCHOR WITH NEEDLES || SMSB0110 1PK PHANTOM FIBER SZ 2 WHITE || SMSB0110N lPK BIOFIBER SUTURE SZ 2 WHT NEEDLED || SMSB0112 10 PK PHANTOM FIBER SZ 2 WHITE || SMSB0112N 10 PK PHANTOM FIBER SUTURE SZ 2WHT NEEDLED || SMSB0120 1PK PHANTOM FIBER SZ 2 VIOLET || SMSB0120N lPK BIOFIBER SUTURE SZ 2 VLT NEEDLED || SMSB0122 10 PK PHANTOM FIBER SZ 2 VIOLET || SMSB0122N 10 PK BIOFIBER SUTURE SZ 2 VLT NEEDLED || SMSB0130 1PK PHANTOM FIBER SZ 2 WHITE/VIOLET || SMSB0132 10 PK PHANTOM FIBER SZ 2 WHITE/VIOLET || Indications for use for the Phantom Fiber are: Phantom Fiber suture is indicated for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation, but not for use in cardiovascular or neurological tissues, microsurgery or ophthalmic surgery.
  • Manufacturer
    Tornier, Inc

Manufacturer

Tornier, Inc
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Tornier, Inc, 10801 Nesbitt Ave S, Bloomington MN 55437-3109
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
    Wright Medical Group NV
  • Source
    USFDA