Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de PORTACATH and PORTACATH II implantable venous and arterial access systems

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 Smiths Medical ASD, 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
    66234
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-2268-2013
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2013-09-10
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2013-09-23
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2014-10-21
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=121805
  • 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
    Introducer, catheter - Product Code DYB
  • Causa
    Smiths medical is conducting a voluntary recall of port-a-cath¿ and port-a-cath¿ ii implantable venous and arterial access systems and introducer sets. smiths medical has become aware of a small number of customer reports regarding the introducer sheath and the introducer opening being too small for the width of the catheter with the use of these sets. smiths medical has received no reports.
  • Acción
    Smiths Medical ASD, Inc. sent an Urgent Field Safety Notice dated September 6, 2013, to all affected customers. The letter described the problem and the product involved in the recall. The letter included the "Advice on Action to be Taken by the User" which instructed consignees to inspect and remove affected devices and to complete and return the "Urgent Field Safety Notice Confirmation Form. The letter also included information on the "Transmission of this Urgent Field safety Notice" which included information where customers should report issues related to the product to Smiths Medical's Global Complaint Department at 1-866-216-8806 or globalcomplaints@smiths-medical.com. For questions on the information provided they should contact 800-258-5361 (Smiths Medical's Customer Service Department). For questions regarding this recall call 1-800-332-0178.

Device

PORTACATH and PORTACATH II implantable venous and arterial access systems
  • Modelo / Serial
    1991524 1997100 2033224 2051222 2116286 2183921 2192487 2210967 2229821 2237453
  • Clasificación del producto
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution - USA including AZ, AR, CA, GA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MA, MI, NV, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WV, WY. Internationally to DENMARK, BELGIUM CANADA.
  • Descripción del producto
    Smith Medical, Deltec, REF 21-2386-24, 11 Fr Introducer Set with Peel-Away Sheath, Sterile EO, Rx Only || PORT-A-CATH¿ and PORT-A-CATH¿ II implantable venous and arterial access systems are designed to permit repeated access to the vascular system for the parenteral delivery of medications, fluids, and nutritional solutions and for the sampling of venous blood. Introducer sets are indicated for the introduction of catheters into the subclavian vein.
  • Manufacturer
    Smiths Medical ASD, Inc.

Manufacturer

Smiths Medical ASD, Inc.
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Smiths Medical ASD, Inc., 1265 Grey Fox Rd, Saint Paul MN 55112-6929
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
    Smiths Group Plc
  • Source
    USFDA