Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de FLEXIMA Biliary Stent System

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 Corporation.

¿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
    55855
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-1989-2010
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2010-04-27
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2010-08-25
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2011-03-23
  • 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
    Catheter, biliary, diagnostic - Product Code FGE
  • Causa
    Flexima biliary stent system devices were packaged with tyvek tray lids that had incorrect adhesive, resulting in sterile barrier seal defects. the breach of the sterility barrier could lead to the device being non-sterile.
  • Acción
    Boston Scientific sent an "Urgent Medical Device Recall - Immediate Action Required" letter date April 27, 2010 to all consignees. The letter included instructions to immediately discontinue use and segregate the affected product for return, and complete and return by fax a Reply Verification Tracking Form. Customers with affected product were instructed to contact customer service at 866-868-4004 to obtain a Return Authorization (RGA) number, and package and ship the product to Boston Scientific.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    13200352, 13240383
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    Yes
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution: United States and Puerto Rico, and countries of Arab Emirates, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Columbia, Croatia, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Great Britain, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, and Uruguay.
  • Descripción del producto
    FLEXIMA Biliary Stent System, 10Fr-15cm, M00539340, Sterile EO, Boston Scientific, Spencer, IN. The Flexima Biliary Stent System is intended for delivery of the stent to the biliary tract for drainage of the bile ducts, for splinting of a bile duct during healing, or for providing bile duct patency in a stricture or past a stone.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    Boston Scientific Corporation, 500 Commander Shea Blvd, Quincy MA 02171-1518
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • Comentario del fabricante
    “We take a patient-first approach to assessing the applicability of every recall and communicate to regulatory bodies in all geographies where the recalled device is sold,” Boston Scientific said in a statement to ICIJ. “We have coordinated several recalls across many countries in a timely manner,” the company said, adding that it complies with all national laws, which can often vary and require different processes for reporting information or taking action on recalls. The company said it uses a rigorous and uniform process to take action on recalls and that “when we initiate a field action (e.g. recall, safety alert), every customer who has received an affected product receives a communication that includes a letter for the physician.”
  • Source
    USFDA