Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de IMF Set

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 Biomet Microfixation, 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
    50516
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-0866-2009
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2008-08-06
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2009-01-29
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2009-09-11
  • 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
  • Causa
    Biomet microfixation is recalling the lactosorb endobrow lift complete, office fixation kit, 1.5/imf small office set and imf set trays containing instruments associated with the lactosorb and imf systems. the finished trays were packaged and shipped to facilities without the instructions for use and without the single use symbol on the packaged tray label.
  • Acción
    An IFU and correction letter will be issued to the field. Each distributor will receive instructions for delivering the correction letter to all customers. The customer letter will contain a reconciliation form to be returned once the customer receives the IFU for the twist drill. Contact Biomet Microfixation for additional information at 1-800-874-7711.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    Lot Numbers: 907650, 252341, and 300870
  • Distribución
    Distributed domestically throughout the U.S. Distributed internationally to Argentina, Australia, Canada, Columbia, Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Thailand, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Greece, Italy, Norway, Finland, Spain, Czech Republic, and Venezuela.
  • Descripción del producto
    REF: 01-6871 IMF Set 254 X 127 X34MM (10"X1"X1.2") Polypropylene, Radel, AL, SS, T.C. Non Sterile Product. W.LORENZ SURGICAL, Walter Lorenz Surgical, Inc. 1520 Tradeport Drive Reply to Post Office Box 18009 Jacksonville, Florida 32229-8009 USA 1-800-874-7711. || Aid in the alignment and stabilization of bone in the oral cranio-maxillofacial skeletal system.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    Biomet Microfixation, Inc., 1520 Tradeport Dr, Jacksonville FL 32218-2480
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • 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