Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Surgical Headlight

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 Gulf Medical Fiberoptics, 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
    58983
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-0831-2012
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2011-05-13
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2012-01-20
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2012-08-28
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=100769
  • 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
    Light, surgical, fiberoptic - Product Code FST
  • Causa
    Gulf medical fiberoptics, inc. recalled their surgical headlight because the cleaning instructions for the exterior surfaces of the headlight , headgear and fiber cable with 70% isopropyl alcohol had not been validated.
  • Acción
    On May 16, 2011, Gulf Medical Fiberoptics, Inc. issued to all customers an updated letter to their May 13, 2011 "Field Correction of Instructions For Use" informing them to discontinue the use of 70% isopropyl to clean the surfaces of the device. Enclosed with the letter was an updated Surgical Headlight User Guide with instructions to discard/shred/recycle the prior guide. The firm asked customers to return a form acknowledging the receipt and action from the letter. Customers with questions should contact Customer Service department manager Jacqueline Armand at 813-855-6618 ext. 427.

Device

Device Recall Surgical Headlight
  • Modelo / Serial
    Model Numbers: GMF-H001, GMF-H100, GMF-H101, GMF-H102, GMF-H103, GMF-H104, GMF-H105, GMF-H106.
  • Clasificación del producto
    General and Plastic Surgery Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution - USA, including the states of FL, WI, WA, AL, CA, MO, MI, OH, VA, CO, TX, TN, NC and the countries of Turkey, Brazil, Belgium, South Korea, Panama, Mexico, Ireland, Taiwan (ROC), Italy, Argentina, India, Spain, Germany, and Venezuela.
  • Descripción del producto
    Surgical Headlight labeled in part *Gulf Medical Fiberoptics*OLDSMAR, FLORIDA U.S.A.* Model Numbers: GMF-H001, GMF-H100, GMF-H101, GMF-H102, GMF-H103, GMF-H104, GMF-H105, and GMF-H106. The Surgical Headlight is a passive luminaire. It is illuminated by a source of light by way of the fiber optics and provides supplemental lighting for medical and surgical procedures.
  • Manufacturer
    Gulf Medical Fiberoptics, Inc.

Manufacturer

Gulf Medical Fiberoptics, Inc.
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Gulf Medical Fiberoptics, Inc., 448 Commerce Blvd., Oldsmar FL 34677
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
    Gulf Medical Fiberoptics, Inc.
  • Source
    USFDA