Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de PediCap CO2 Detector

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 Covidien Limited.

¿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
    52927
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 1
  • Número del evento
    Z-2047-2009
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2009-08-14
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2009-09-08
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2012-06-01
  • 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
    Analyzer, gas, carbon-dioxide, gaseous-phase - Product Code CCK
  • Causa
    Co2 detector may increase resistance to air flow in an intubated patient.
  • Acción
    Covidien issued an Urgent Medical Device Recall letter dated August 14, 2009 informing Consignees of the affected devices. Users were told to stop use and arrange for return of all affected product. For further information, contact Covidien at 1-800-635-5267.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    Lot Numbers: 8294199, 8301112, 8301113, 8315189, 8315190, 8319262, 8319263, 8322181, 8322182, 8326251, 8326252, 8326253, 8326254, 8329072, 8329073, 8330001, 8333183, 8350018, 8350019, 8354221, 8354224, 8357021, 8357022, 8361153, 9005011, 9005012, 9012058, 9012059, 9026042, 9026043, 9033128, 9033129, 9040067, 9040068, 9047127, 9047128, 9054110, 9054111, 9061066, 9061067, 9065209, 9068061, 9068062, 9072281, 9075059, 9075060, 9079160, 9082376, 9082377, 9086312, 9089126, 9089127, 9103038, 9103039, 9110481, 9110482, 9117039, 9117040, 9124134, 9124135, 9131188, 9131189, 9138084, 9138085, 9138226, 9145088, 9145089, 9152238, 9152239, 9159128, 9159129, 9170191, 9170192, 9170197, 9176471, 9176477, 9184145, 9191233, 9191234 and 9204128.
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution -- US (FL, ID, MD, NC, VA and PA including Puerto Rico), Australia, Belgium, Canada, Japan, Singapore.
  • Descripción del producto
    Pedi-Cap CO2 Detector, 1 kg - 15 kg, Tyco Healthcare Group LP, Nellcor Puritan Bennett Division, Pleasanton, CA. Assembled in Mexico. Sold in packages of 6 (PediCap6) or 24 (PediCap). || Intended for use during endotracheal or nasotracheal intubation to assist in verification of tube placement.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    Covidien Limited, 6135 Gunbarrel Ave, Boulder CO 80301-3214
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • Comentario del fabricante
    “If our surveillance systems identify a potential performance issue, our personnel promptly evaluate the problem, including, when appropriate, conducting root cause investigations and internal testing to assess whether the product continues to meet specifications and defined performance criteria,” Medtronic told ICIJ in a statement. “In some cases, based on this evaluation, Medtronic may determine that a recall is necessary.” The company said that it communicates with healthcare providers and/or patients and provide recommendations to address such issues. Medtronic noted that these communications can include letters, emails, calls, press releases, physician notifications and social media postings, as well as informing the FDA and other regulators of the actions.
  • Source
    USFDA