Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall PTS Panels Creatinine test strips.

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 Polymer Technology Systems, 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
    61966
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-1903-2012
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2012-05-15
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2012-06-28
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2012-07-20
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=109606
  • 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
    Enzymatic method, creatinine - Product Code JFY
  • Causa
    During a routine product investigation, a creatinine sample with a value less than 1.0 mg/dl was tested on a version 2.60 cardiocek pa meter and the meter provided a result of 0.08mg/dl, which is not the reportable measuring range for the cardiochek pa meter for the creatinine assay.
  • Acción
    Polymer Technology Systems, Inc sent a URGENT FIELD CORRECTION letter dated May 15, 2012, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer. The letter instructed the customers to discontinue use and dispose of the product. PTS Inc. will provide appropriate replacement for any product that is properly identified on the attached Customer Acknowledgement and confirmation letter, If you have any questions please contact Customer Service toll-free at 1-877-870-5610, or +1-317-870-5610 ( outside the US )

Device

Device Recall PTS Panels Creatinine test strips.
  • Modelo / Serial
    Cat No. 1720; and Lot number F103
  • Clasificación del producto
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution -- Nationwide Distribution including the states of CA and VA., and the countries of China, Poland, Ireland and France.
  • Descripción del producto
    PTS Panels Creatinine test strips. || PTS Panels Creatinine Test Strips are intended to measure creatinine in whole blood. Creatinine measurements are used in the diagnosis and treatment of renal (kidney) diseases and in the monitoring of renal dialysis. This system is intended for the professional use for accurately and reproducibly measuring creatinine in human whole blood obtained from a finger stick sample
  • Manufacturer
    Polymer Technology Systems, Inc.

Manufacturer

Polymer Technology Systems, Inc.
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Polymer Technology Systems, Inc., 7736 Zionsville Rd, Indianapolis IN 46268-2175
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
    Sinocare Inc.
  • Source
    USFDA