Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de GammaMed 12i Accessory

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 Varian Medical Systems, Inc. Oncology Systems.

¿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
    60231
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-0330-2012
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2011-10-06
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2011-12-01
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2012-10-22
  • 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
    System, applicator, radionuclide, remote-controlled - Product Code JAQ
  • Causa
    The product models 1 & 2 have a design flaw problem where the clamping adapter can obstruct movement of the source cable in the event the bronchial catheter is dislodged from the connector.
  • Acción
    Varian Medical Systems sent an "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION LETTER/FIELD SAFETY NOTICE" letter dated October 6, 2011 to all affected customers. The letter describes the product, problem, and the actions to be taken by the customers. Contact the Varian Help Desk at 1-888-827-4265 for questions regarding this notice.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    CODES:   H630164 ,H630703 ,H630727 ,H630756 ,H630787 ,H630810 ,H630829 ,H630850 ,H630868 ,H630888 ,H630165 ,H630705 ,H630728 ,H630757 ,H630789 ,H630811 ,H630832 ,H630851 ,H630869 ,H630889 ,H630168 ,H630706 ,H630729 ,H630758 ,H630790 ,H630812 ,H630833 ,H630852 ,H630870 ,H630891 ,H630170 ,H630711 ,H630732 ,H630760 ,H630792 ,H630813 ,H630834 ,H630854 ,H630871 ,H630892 ,H630205 ,H630712 ,H630733 ,H630764 ,H630793 ,H630814 ,H630835 ,H630855 ,H630872 ,H630895 ,H630206 ,H630713 ,H630736 ,H630769 ,H630794 ,H630815 ,H630837 ,H630857 ,H630877 ,H630896 ,H630210 ,H630714 ,H630737 ,H630771 ,H630795 ,H630817 ,H630839 ,H630858 ,H630878 ,H630897 ,H630211 ,H630716 ,H630739 ,H630774 ,H630798 ,H630818 ,H630841 ,H630859 ,H630879 ,H630898 ,H630214 ,H630718 ,H630741 ,H630776 ,H630801 ,H630820 ,H630842 ,H630860 ,H630880 ,H630901 ,H630215 ,H630719 ,H630744 ,H630777 ,H630802 ,H630822 ,H630843 ,H630863 ,H630881 ,H630902 ,H630216 ,H630720 ,H630747 ,H630778 ,H630804 ,H630825 ,H630845 ,H630864 ,H630884 ,H630903 ,H630219 ,H630721 ,H630749 ,H630781 ,H630807 ,H630826 ,H630847 ,H630866 ,H630885 ,H630904 ,H630701 ,H630722 ,H630753 ,H630784 ,H630809 ,H630828 ,H630848 ,H630867 ,H630886
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution--USA (nationwide).
  • Descripción del producto
    Varian brand GammaMed 12i Accessory: Clamping adapters for bronchial catheters, 1.8mm diameter, GammaMed 12i; Ref: BT-00264, Model 2-H63; Product is distributed by Varian Medical Systems Inc., Palo Alto, CA and Manufactured by Varian Medical Systems Haan GmbH, || Bergische Strasse 16, D-42781 Haan, Germany. || The Varian Medical System GammaMed Afterloader system is a remotely controlled intelligent robotic device intended to be used to deliver high dose-rate radiation therapy, in close proximity to and from within diseased tissues. Palliative care and treatments with curative intent to both benign and non-benign disease using interstitial, intracavitary, intraluminal, intra and inter-operative brachytherapy or combinations of any these treatment types are possible using this device.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    Varian Medical Systems, Inc. Oncology Systems, 911 Hansen Way, Palo Alto CA 94304-1028
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA