Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Ziptight Ankle Syndesmosis Fixation Device, Titanium Implant

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 Biomet, 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
    79105
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-0818-2018
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2017-08-22
  • Estado del evento
    Open, Classified
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=161383
  • 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
    Fastener, fixation, nondegradable, soft tissue - Product Code MBI
  • Causa
    Ziptight ankle syndesmosis fixation was packaged without the tip protectors.
  • Acción
    Customers were notified via letter on about 08/22/2017. Instructions for distributors, sales representatives, and distributor operation managers include to ensure affected personnel are aware of the recall, locate and quarantine affected product in inventory, complete and return the Certification of Acknowledgement, return affected product, and identify any additional hospitals or surgeons that should be notified. Instructions for surgeons and risk managers include to ensure affected personnel are aware of the recall, identify and quarantine any affected product on hand, complete and return the Certificate of Acknowledgement, return any affected product. Questions or concerns can be addressed to the customer call center at 1-877-946-2761 between 8:00 am and 5:00pm EST, Monday through Friday. Additionally, questions may be sent by email to corporatequality.postmarket@zimmerbiomet.com.

Device

Device Recall Ziptight Ankle Syndesmosis Fixation Device, Titanium Implant
  • Modelo / Serial
    Item No. 905759, Lot No. (UDI No.): 58860 ((01)00880304476103(17)220523(10)058860), 58880 ((01)00880304476103(17)220608(10)058880), 58890 ((01)00880304476103(17)220608(10)058890), 58910 ((01)00880304476103(17)220608(10)058910), 116030 ((01)00880304476103(17)220519(10)116030), 169780 ((01)00880304476103(17)220609(10)169780), 169790 ((01)00880304476103(17)220608(10)169790), 213450 ((01)00880304476103(17)220609(10)213450), 213480 ((01)00880304476103(17)220607(10)213480), 374420 ((01)00880304476103(17)220319(10)374420), 392530 ((01)00880304476103(17)220610(10)392530), 476670 ((01)00880304476103(17)220607(10)476670), 503830 ((01)00880304476103(17)220608(10)503830), 614910 ((01)00880304476103(17)220421(10)614910), 670640((01)00880304476103(17)220621(10)670640), 728190 ((01)00880304476103(17)220606(10)728190), 984070 ((01)00880304476103(17)220512(10)984070), 984080 ((01)00880304476103(17)220607(10)984080)
  • Clasificación del producto
    Orthopedic Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    Yes
  • Distribución
    Distributed domestically to AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, ID, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI. Distributed internationally to ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, COSTA RICA, JAPAN, NETHERLANDS.
  • Descripción del producto
    Ziptight Ankle Syndesmosis Fixation Device, Titanium Implant Titanium Implant for surgical repairs of soft tissue.
  • Manufacturer
    Zimmer Biomet, Inc.

Manufacturer

Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Zimmer Biomet, Inc., 56 E Bell Dr, Warsaw IN 46582-6989
  • 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