Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Synthes Low Profile Neuro Plating System

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 Synthes (USA) Products LLC.

¿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
    73561
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-1326-2016
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2016-02-23
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2016-04-05
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2016-09-08
  • 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
    Screw, fixation, intraosseous - Product Code DZL
  • Causa
    Out of specification at the thread. the thread height of these screws is under-sized. the cross section of the affected area is less than that of conforming screws such that the thread height of the screws is undersized.
  • Acción
    DePuy Synthes sent an Urgent Notice Medical Device Recall letter dated February 23, 2016 to their customers. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. Customers were notified by mail of a potential patient impact. They were instructed to review existing inventories and call DePuy Synthes at 1800-479-6329 to obtain a Return Authorization (RA) Number and replacement order. After completing the verification section on page 4 of the letter, they were advised to return the verification section (page 3) with the product to Credit/Returns, DePuy Synthes, 1101 Synthes Avenue, Monument, CO 80132. A copy of the completed verification section is to sent to DePuy Synthes by: Fax 877-931-0643 or scan/email Synthes8097@stericycle.com.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    Titanium Low Profile Neuro Screw, Self-Drilling, 3mm, part number # 400.833, Lot numbers: 9960359, 9962300, 9967875
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    Yes
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the states of MA, VA, TN, GA, WA, IA, NJ, TN, PA, NY, CO, CT, VT, and the countries of Canada and Switzerland.
  • Descripción del producto
    Titanium Low Profile Neuro Screw, Self Drilling, 3mm, part numbers: 400.833, 400.833E || Product Usage: || The Low Profile Neuro Plating System is intended for use in selective trauma of the midface and craniofacial skeleton; craniofacial surgery; reconstructive procedures; and selective orthognathic surgery of the maxilla and chin.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    Synthes (USA) Products LLC, 1301 Goshen Pkwy, West Chester PA 19380-5986
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA