Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall RESPONSIVE, KNEE: FEMORAL COMPONENT CR/CS, SIZE 3L, REF 90SRK312300

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 Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA 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
    74850
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-2634-2016
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2016-07-18
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2016-11-22
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
  • 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, patellofemorotibial, semi-constrained, cemented, polymer/metal/polymer - Product Code JWH
  • Causa
    The alpha total knee replacement components that may have not been passivated in accordance with the requirements of the job traveler.
  • Acción
    On 07/18/2016, the firm initiated the correction by verbally notifying (by visit and telephone) three of four (3 of 4) implanting surgeons; the fourth implanting surgeon was verbally notified on 07/25/2016. The firm followed with a letter to all four (4) surgeons on 07/28/2016. Medtronic recommended that the condition of the patients receiving the subject part be assessed for any indications of premature failure during normal post-operative follow-up visits.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    P239049, P239142
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    Yes
  • Distribución
    AR, MN,MA
  • Descripción del producto
    RESPONSIVE, KNEE: FEMORAL total knee replacement COMPONENT CR/CS, SIZE 3L, REF 90-SRK-312300, QTY: 1, STERILE R,
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA Inc, 1800 Pyramid Pl, Memphis TN 38132-1703
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • Comentario del fabricante
    “If our surveillance systems identify a potential performance issue, our personnel promptly evaluate the problem, including, when appropriate, conducting root cause investigations and internal testing to assess whether the product continues to meet specifications and defined performance criteria,” Medtronic told ICIJ in a statement. “In some cases, based on this evaluation, Medtronic may determine that a recall is necessary.” The company said that it communicates with healthcare providers and/or patients and provide recommendations to address such issues. Medtronic noted that these communications can include letters, emails, calls, press releases, physician notifications and social media postings, as well as informing the FDA and other regulators of the actions.
  • Source
    USFDA