Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Persona Cemented Tibial SZ PLT Size H Left

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 Zimmer Biomet, 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
    79991
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-1807-2018
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2017-08-07
  • Estado del evento
    Open, Classified
  • 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=164144
  • 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
    Prosthesis, knee, patellofemorotibial, semi-constrained, cemented, polymer/metal/polymer - Product Code JWH
  • Causa
    There is a potential for intermittent cracks in the raw material batch used to produce the affected products. the cleanliness of the affected products could be compromised if cracks penetrate the surface of the instrument as a result of the raw material issue.
  • Acción
    The firm, Zimmer Biomet, sent an "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL (REMOVAL)  LOT SPECIFIC" letter dated 8/7/17 to its Customers. The letter described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The Distributors were instructed to: 1. Review this notification and ensure affected team members are aware of the contents. 2. Immediately locate and quarantine affected product in your inventory. 3. Complete the Certification of Acknowledgement portion of Attachment 1  Inventory Return Certification Form a. Return a digital copy to corporatequality.postmarket@zimmerbiomet.com within three (3) days. 4. Immediately return all affected product from your distributorship and affected hospitals within your territory along with a completed Attachment 1  Inventory Return Certification Form and Attachment 3  Certificate of Decontamination to Zimmer Biomet. a. For each return, send a copy of Attachment 1 and Attachment 2 to corporatequality.postmarket@zimmerbiomet.com. b. Include a hardcopy of Attachment 1 with your shipment for immediate processing. c. Include a hardcopy of Attachment 2 with returned instruments. Mark the outside of the returned boxes clearly with RECALL. 5. Using the Additional Accounts Form provided with the email notice sent to your facility, return contact information for any additional hospitals that may have received or used the affected product. If there are no additional users to notify, please indicate that no additional users have been identified. 6. Retain a copy of your recall acknowledgement and product return forms for your records in the event of a compliance audit of your facility. 7. If after reviewing this notice you have further questions or concerns please call the customer call center at (574) 371-3071 between 8:00 am and 5:00pm EST, Monday through Friday. Calls received outside of the call center operating hours will receive a prompt to record a voicemail or be transferred to an on-call representative in the case of an emergen

Device

Persona Cemented Tibial SZ PLT Size H Left
  • Modelo / Serial
    Lot 63693589, UDI (01)00889024247574(10)63693589;  Lot 63649575, UDI (01)00889024247574(10)63649575;  Lot 63576035, UDI (01)00889024247574(10)63576035;  Lot 63531869, UDI (01)00889024247574(10)63531869
  • Clasificación del producto
    Orthopedic Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    Yes
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) to states of: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, and Puerto Rico; and to countries of: Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Netherlands, and Singapore.
  • Descripción del producto
    Persona Cemented Tibial SZ PLT Size H Left, Item Number 42539908301 || For use during orthopaedic surgery for implantation of a prosthesis.
  • Manufacturer
    Zimmer Biomet, Inc.

Manufacturer

Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Zimmer Biomet, Inc., 1800 W Center St, Warsaw IN 46580-2304
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
    Zimmer Biomet Holdings
  • 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