Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de PORTACATH Plastic Hub Needles

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
    72112
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-0152-2016
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2015-09-14
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2015-10-21
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2016-05-09
  • 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
    Port & catheter, implanted, subcutaneous, intravascular - Product Code LJT
  • Causa
    The label on the lid stock of the individual needle packages for a portion of lot number 46262 contains the incorrect part number, part number description and product image. the part number should be 21-2287-24 port-a-cath plastic hub bent needle.
  • Acción
    The firm, Smiths Medical, sent an "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL" letter dated 9/14/2015 to customers. The letter described the product, problem, and actions to be taken. The customers were instructed to Inspect your inventory for and quarantine the affected product, complete and return attached Confirmation form via fax to: 1-651-747-4959 or email to: recall.response@smiths-medical.com within 10 days; upon receipt of completed form, customer representative will contact you and arrange for exchange of your unused affected product; send a copy of letter and confirmation form to your customers identified, replacement product will be arranged for your customers; provide email confirmation of your customer notification to Smiths Medical at recall.response@smiths-medical.com, and notify downstream customers who may have received the product. If you should have any questions regarding this information, please contact Smiths Medical's Customer Service Department at 1-800-258-5361.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    Lot 46262
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    Yes
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) to CA only and countries of: Australia, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Sweden, and Switzerland.
  • Descripción del producto
    PORT-A-CATH Plastic Hub Needles, 0.9mm (20G) x 19mm (3/4 in.) 90-degree. REF 21-2287-24 || The Plastic hub PORT-A-CATH (PAC) needles are intended to access the implantable portal system for the purpose of infusion or withdrawal of fluids. These PAC needles can be used with standard luer lock connectors.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

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