Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Endopath Electrosurgery Probe Plus II

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 Ethicon Endo-Surgery 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
    65504
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-1772-2013
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2013-04-08
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2013-07-19
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2013-12-24
  • 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
    The firm is recalling the endopath probe plus ii shafts because the possibility that a tear in the tyvek packaging may affect the sterility of the device.
  • Acción
    The firm, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., sent an "URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL" letter dated April 22, 2013 to all consignees/customers via overnight UPS to allow tracking of the receipt. The letter described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The consignees/customers were instructed to do the following: EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY-DO NOT USE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING TWELVE (12) PRODUCT CODES within the noted Expiration Dates provide in the letter; examine your inventory immediately to determine if you have affected product on hand; remove the affected product; complete and return the Business Reply Form (BRF) and fax to: 1-888-912-7089 or email to: ees3118@stericycle.com within 3 business days, even if you do not have affected product; return affected product with a photocopy of the completed BRF; and share this information with all of the appropriate staff at your facility. If you need additional shipping labels or a communications package, contact the Stericycle's support center at 1-888-943-4896 and reference Event 3118. "Returned ENDOPATH Probe Plus II Shafts will be replaced with corrected ENDOPATH Probe Plus II Shafts once supply becomes available. If replacement product is not available and/or has been discontinued, a credit will be issue." If you need clinical or product support, please contact your local representative or call our Customer Support Center, 1-877-ETHICON (877-384-4266).

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    Product Code: EPS01, Exp. Date: 2015 09 through 2018 03; Product Code: EPS02, Exp. Date: 2015 09 through 2018 03; Product Code: EPS03, Exp. Date: 2015 09 through 2018 03; Product Code: EPS04, Exp. Date: 2015 09 through 2018 03; Product Code: EPS05, Exp. Date: 2015 09 through 2018 03; Product Code: EPS06, Exp. Date: 2015 09 through 2018 03; Product Code: EPS07, Exp. Date: 2015 09 through 2018 03; Product Code: EPS08, Exp. Date: 2015 09 through 2018 03; Product Code: EPS10, Exp. Date: 2013 04 through 2018 03; Product Code: EPS11, Exp. Date: 2013 04 through 2018 03; Product Code: EPS12, Exp. Date: 2013 04 through 2018 03 & Product Code: EPS13, Exp. Date: 2013 04 through 2018 03.
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) including states of: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, lA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, Ml, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, & WY and countries of: Canada, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Columbia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, & Venezuela.
  • Descripción del producto
    Endopath Electrosurgery Probe Plus II, twelve (12) different devices, including hooks, spatulas, right angles, curved dissectors, suction/irrigation devices, accessory ports, pool/sump devices and stone retrieval cannula, packaged and sterilized individually in a transparent flexible blister sealed to a Tyvek lid. 6 flexible packages are placed into a sales unit carton, with 4 cartons per corrugated shipper. || The Endopath Electrosurgery Probe Plus II system has application in minimally invasive procedures to facilitate tissue dissection, coagulation, irrigation, and fluid evacuation through a common trocar sleeve.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc, 4545 Creek Rd, Cincinnati OH 45242-2803
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA