Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Titan XL

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 Cutera 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
    55840
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-0329-2011
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2010-05-08
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2010-11-09
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2010-12-28
  • 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
    Lamp, infrared, therapeutic heating - Product Code ILY
  • Causa
    Risk of burns-- under certain conditions, devices containing a gold plated end block could produce energy above what is stated on the device setting.
  • Acción
    Cutera sent Certified letters sent to all consignees on May 8, 2010. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action the consignees should take. Consigness were instructed to immediately stop using the handpiece and complete the attached Recall Tracker Form. A second letter was sent to customers who received a replacement handpiecce but did not return the affected devices. All affected products were to be exchanged for new or reworked devices. For questions contact customer service at (888) 428-8372, ext 5561.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    All products manufactured before October 1, 2009 with gold plated end blocks.
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution - USA including AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, PA, OH, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, AND WY and the countries of Argentina, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Columbia, Croatia, Cypress, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lle de la Reunion, Mexico, New Zealand, Phillipines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, and Ukraine.
  • Descripción del producto
    Titan XL Handpiece Infrared Therapeutic Heating Lamp, Manufactured by Cutera Inc, Brisbane, CA || Infrared therapeutic heating lamp, intended to emit energy in the infrared spectrum to provide topical heating for the purpose of elevating tissue temperature for the temporary relief of minor muscle and joint pain and stiffness.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    Cutera Inc, 3240 Bayshore Blvd, Brisbane CA 94005
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA