Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall VersaCut Morcellator

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 Lumenis Limited.

¿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
    63858
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 1
  • Número del evento
    Z-0795-2013
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2013-01-02
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2013-02-14
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2013-05-20
  • 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
    Laparoscope, general & plastic surgery - Product Code GCJ
  • Causa
    Lumenis ltd is recalling certain models of versacut morcellator devices to perform corrective labeling as a result of three reported events of air embolism secondary to incorrect reversal tubing system hook-up.
  • Acción
    Lumenis sent an Urgent Safety Advisory Notice letter dated January 2, 2013 to all affected customers. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. The letter instructed customers to re-label the devices with the enclosed labels provided, replace the Operation Manual with the current revised Manual, complete the information requested on the Confirmation Card and return the Confirmation Card using the enclosed pre-paid shipping label by UPS. For question contact VersaCut Morcellator field correction administrator by either Cell: +972-(54)-9599196, Tel: +972-(4)-9599296 or E-mail: VersaCutMorcellator@lumenis.com.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    Model Numbers 0637-245-01 (starter kit) and 0636-470-01 (Control Box) which includes all products since initial product release 1998.
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide including: CA, WI, NC, FL, PA, IN, NM, NJ, IA, WA, OH, FL, MD, MA, WY, NY, AZ, NH, MN, TN, OK, KY, TX, AK, MI, VT. Internationally: Japan, Nepal, India, UK, South Korea, Netherlands, Germany, Australia, China, Canada, Turkey, Spain, Italy, Egypt, Mexico, Bulgaria, Utd. Arab, Emir., Poland, Kuwait, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Qatar, Czech Republic, New Zealand, Malaysia, Portugal, France, Argentina, Singapore, Romania, Chile, Colombia, Switzerland, Bahrain, Brazil, Serbia/Montenero, Taiwan, Israel, Indonesia, Peru, Pakistan, Nepal, Belarus, Latvia, Sri Lanka, Russian Fed, Thailand, Azerbaijan, Belgium, and Denmark.
  • Descripción del producto
    The Lumenis VersaCut Tissue Morcellator || Product Usage: is intended for use under direct or endoscopic visualization for the morcellation and removal of dissected tissue during pelviscopic, laparoscopic, percutaneous, and open surgical procedures whenever access to the surgical site is limited.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    Lumenis Limited, 13 Hayetzira St.,Yokneam Ind. Park, Yokneam Israel
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA