Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Fortify, Unify, Assura, including Quadra

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 St Jude Medical 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.

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  • Tipo de evento
    Recall
  • ID del evento
    75393
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 1
  • Número del evento
    Z-0117-2017
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2016-10-10
  • Estado del evento
    Completed
  • 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=150193
  • 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, automatic implantable cardioverter, with cardiac resynchronization (CRT-D) - Product Code NIK
  • Causa
    St jude medical is recalling implantable cardiac defibrillator (icd) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (crt-d) devices because they are subject to premature battery depletion due to lithium cluster with the battery causing a short circuit.
  • Acción
    St. Jude Medical, Inc., sent a customer letter to all affected customers to inform them that St. Jude Medical recently announced a global medical device advisory for a subset of their company's Fortify, Fortify Assura, Quadra Assura, Unify, Unify Assura and Unify Quadra implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) devices. The letter informs customers that the cause for Premature Battery Depletion is attributed to the formation of lithium clusters within the battery causing a short circuit. There is a possibility that affected devices may lose battery power within days. Thus far, there have been two (2) deaths and ten (10) serious events (fainting) that may have been associated with premature battery depletion. Customers with questions were instructed to contact www.sjm.com/batteryadvisory, (866) 915-5065.

Device

Fortify, Unify, Assura, including Quadra
  • Modelo / Serial
  • Clasificación del producto
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    3
  • ¿Implante?
    Yes
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) and OUS
  • Descripción del producto
    Quadra Assura, Model No. CD3265-40, CD3265-40Q, CD3365-40C, CD3365-40Q. || Quadra Assura MP, Model No. CD3269-40, CD3269-40Q, CD3369-40C. || Fortify and Fortify Assura implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDS) are intended to provided ventricular anti-tachycardia pacing and ventricular defibrillation for automated treatment of life threatening ventricular arrhythmias. The devices may also be programmed to provide single or dual chamber bradycardia pacing. Unify and Unify Assura cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRTDs) are intended to provide ventricular anti-tachycardia pacing and ventricular defibrillation for automated treatment of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. The devices may also be programmed to provide single or dual chamber bradycardia pacing, in additional to cardiac resynchronization therapy via left ventricular pacing
  • Manufacturer
    St Jude Medical Inc.

Manufacturer

St Jude Medical Inc.
  • Dirección del fabricante
    St Jude Medical Inc., 15900 Valley View Ct, Sylmar CA 91342-3577
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
    Abbott Laboratories
  • Comentario del fabricante
    “We are in constant communication with regulatory agencies and competent authorities worldwide which allows us to implement global recalls or in-country communication quickly and effectively,” Abbott, which now owns St. Jude Medical told ICIJ in a statement. In addition to sending global notices to physicians worldwide, we also make sure that product advisories are available online and classification of product recalls and product advisories are determined by global regulatory bodies which can impact the timing in any given country. MD companies follow varying regulations in different countries. In come countries software is not regulated so a recall in one country related to software would not be classified as a recall or field action in another. In addition, review cycles within the regulatory process can be different in each country which can impact communication and recall timing.
  • Source
    USFDA