Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Zimmer Air Dermatome II Width Plate, 1.5 inch

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 Zimmer Surgical 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
    74636
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-2338-2016
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2016-07-04
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2016-08-04
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2017-06-21
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=148084
  • 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
    Dermatome - Product Code GFD
  • Causa
    The surface coating applied to the device is blistering, peeling and discoloring after usage over time.
  • Acción
    The firm, Zimmer Biomet Surgical, sent an "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL CORRECTION NOTICE" dated 7/6/2016 to its customers. The notice described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were instructed to do the following: 1. Carefully review this letter and ensure all users of the Zimmer Air Dermatome II at your facility have been informed of this notice. 2. Inspect the Zimmer Air Dermatome II devices within your facility and indicate on the attached Certificate of Acknowledgment the condition of the device. Complete and sign the attached Certificate of Acknowledgment and return it to corporatequality.postmarket@zimmerbiomet.com. 3. Before each use, continue to examine the surface coating for blistering/peeling. If the blistering/peeling characteristics are not present, you may continue to use. Immediately after each use, re-examine the surface coating for blistering/peeling. If the blistering/peeling characteristics are present, discontinue use. In the event that alternate devices or therapies are not available, surgeons may, at their discretion, determine the use of the device as a medical necessity and continue to use. After use, follow your facilitys wound irrigation protocol or Zimmer Biomet recommends copious irrigation with a normal saline solution or immersion of the graft in a bowl of normal saline. Zimmer Biomet recommends irrigating the donor site with saline as well. Carefully examine the skin graft and donor site for gray coating flakes and continue to irrigate as necessary. Report this as an adverse event to Zimmer Biomet Surgical at SurgicalRegulatoryReporting@zimmerbiomet.com. If after reviewing this notification you have further questions or concerns please call 1-330-364-0989 between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm EST, Monday through Friday.

Device

Device Recall Zimmer Air Dermatome II Width Plate, 1.5 inch
  • Modelo / Serial
    Lot # 61999884, Serial # N/A Lot # 62267513, Serial # N/A Lot # 62635782, Serial # N/A
  • Clasificación del producto
    General and Plastic Surgery Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    1
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    US Nationwide Distribution including states of: AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, and WI.
  • Descripción del producto
    Zimmer¿ Air Dermatome II Width Plate, 1.5 inch. Part #00-8851-215-00. || Width plate is packaged inside of a padded-foam corrugate box. A product label is applied to the lid of the box. The width plates, when sold individually, are placed in a labeled poly zipper bag, which is then placed into a corrugated shipper carton or padded envelope. || The Zimmer Air Dermatome II is a skin grafting instrument that is intended to provide variable graft thickness and width capabilities.
  • Manufacturer
    Zimmer Surgical Inc

Manufacturer

Zimmer Surgical Inc
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Zimmer Surgical Inc, 200 W Ohio Ave, Dover OH 44622-9642
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
    Zimmer Biomet Holdings
  • Comentario del fabricante
    “The safety of patients has always been, and continues to be, Zimmer Biomet’s top priority and it is our honor to be a leader in this industry for the past 90 years,” Zimmer Biomet told ICIJ in a statement. “We adhere to strict regulatory standards, and work closely with the FDA and all applicable regulatory agencies in each of our regions as part of our commitment to operating a first-rate quality management system across our global manufacturing network. The company added that it is focused on staying at the forefront of innovation and doing right by the millions of patients who rely on the company’s products.
  • Source
    USFDA