Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Remel Xpect Flu A&B; Control Swabs

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 Remel 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
    64711
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 3
  • Número del evento
    Z-1962-2013
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2013-02-19
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2013-08-13
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2013-08-14
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=116872
  • 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
    Antigens, cf (including cf control), influenza virus a, b, c - Product Code GNX
  • Causa
    Flu a+ control swabs incorrectly give flu a- results when used for quality control testing with the xpect flu a&b; test kit.
  • Acción
    The firm, ThermoFisher Scientific, sent a "MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL" letter dated February 20, 2013 to its customers via regular mail. The letter described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were instructed to review your inventory for affected product lots; discard the affected product; notify any personnel who needs to be notified of the potential for a false negative indication when using the swab, and complete and return the attached Medical Device Recall Return Response Acknowledgment & Receipt Form via Fax to: Attn: Technical Service & Regulatory Affairs at 1-877-428-1924. If you have any questions, please contact our Technical Services Department at 800-255-6730 (US) or 913-888-0939 (International).

Device

Device Recall Remel Xpect Flu A&B; Control Swabs
  • Modelo / Serial
    Lot 260745, exp. 5/31/2014
  • Clasificación del producto
    Immunology and Microbiology Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    1
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Nationwide distribution: AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, KS, MA, MD, MI, MO, NM, NV, NY, OH, PA, TX, WA, and WI.
  • Descripción del producto
    Remel X/pect Flu A&B; Control Swabs, For In Vitro Diagnostic Use, Ref R246003, each package contains 20 Flu A Control Swabs and 20 Flu B Control Swabs, each swab is individually packaged in a foil pouch. The firm name on the label is Remel Europe, Ltd., Dartford, Kent, United Kingdom. || Product is a test kit containing characterized positive and negative controls intended for use in qualitative procedures as external quality control material for the Remel Xpect Flu A&B; test kit.
  • Manufacturer
    Remel Inc

Manufacturer

Remel Inc
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Remel Inc, 12076 Santa Fe Trail Dr, Lenexa KS 66215-3519
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
    Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
  • Source
    USFDA