Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall VITALITY DR ICD

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 Boston Scientific CRM Corp.

¿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
    46297
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-1513-2008
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2008-01-07
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2008-08-21
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2008-12-30
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=67155
  • 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
    Defibrillator - Product Code LWP
  • Causa
    Repetitive mechanical stress applied to the titanium case can induce component damage and device malfunction in certain icd and crt-d devices implanted subpectorally with the serial number facing the ribs. devices implanted subcutaneously or in a subpectoral position with the serial number facing away from the ribs are not included in this advisory. this update identifies additional vitality icd.
  • Acción
    An Urgent Medical Device Information Update to May 2006 Product Advisory, dated January 04, 2008, was sent to implanting physicians and physicians following implanted devices beginning Monday, January 07, 2008. The letter described a malfunction that can occur when the ICD is implanted subpectorally with the serial number facing the ribs. Devices implanted subcutaneously or in a subpectoral position with the serial number facing away from the ribs are not included in this advisory. The physicians were asked to review records to determine if an affected device was implanted subpectorally. An AP radiograph should be done to determine specific device orientation for subpectoral implants. If a subpectoral implant is in a susceptible orientation, consider repositioning or replacement for physically active patients who regularly need device therapy. Follow patients with susceptible devices at 3-month intervals.

Device

Device Recall VITALITY DR ICD
  • Modelo / Serial
    Devices that are implanted subpectorally with the serial number facing the ribs. Implant orientation is not reported to Boston Scientific CRM.
  • Clasificación del producto
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    3
  • ¿Implante?
    Yes
  • Distribución
    Nationwide and Worldwide: Bolivia, Panama, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Rep., Austria, Belgium, Cyrus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, India, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Israel, Turkey, Thailand, and Canada.
  • Descripción del producto
    VITALITY DR+ Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD), model 1872
  • Manufacturer
    Boston Scientific CRM Corp

Manufacturer

Boston Scientific CRM Corp
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Boston Scientific CRM Corp, 4100 Hamline Ave N, Saint Paul MN 55112-5700
  • Source
    USFDA