Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de SteriVac

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 3M Company - Health Care Business.

¿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
    63214
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-0022-2013
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2012-09-13
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2012-10-09
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2013-01-29
  • 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
    Sterilizer ethylene-oxide gas - Product Code FLF
  • Causa
    3m determined that the electrical grounding mechanism for the steri-vac 5xl and 8xl gas sterilizer/aerator did not meet all of the requirements of the standard in that the electrical wiring, which is insulated and contained within the sealed door should have a stronger connection to the protective electrical grounding mechansim.
  • Acción
    3m Healthcare Service Center sent a Urgent Medical Device Field Correction letter dated September 19. 2012, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer. 3M will contact you to schedule an appointment for a field correction on any unit in the range of serial numbers provided in the table. 3Ms goal is to service the affected units with minimal disruption to your facility. We apologize for any inconvenience this field correction may cause. Please be assured that 3M is committed to the highest level of safety and customer service and we are proud of our longstanding safety record for 3M" Steri-Vac" Gas Sterilizers. For Further Information If you have any questions, please contact the 3M Health Care Service Line at 1-800-688-5888 or your local 3M representative. .

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    Model 5XL 1-door, serial numbers from 721799 - 722166.  Model 5XL 2-door, serial numbers from 820248 - 820285.  Model 8XL 1-door, serial numbers from 350608 - 350887. Model 8XL 2-door, serial numbers from 450073 - 450105
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution--USA (nationwide) including the states of AL, CO, CT, GA, IN, KY, MA, MI, MN, MO, MS, NJ, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, WA and WI., and the countries of Argentina, Barbados, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Republic of Guinea, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad, UAE, Venezuela, Vietnam and Zimbabwe.
  • Descripción del producto
    3M Steri-Vac Gas Sterilizer/Aerator models 5XL and 8XL. || 3M Steri-Vac Gas Sterilizer/Aerator is a compact unit designed to sterilize heat- and/or moisture-sensitive devices. This gas sterilizer/aerator is intended for indoor use only.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    3M Company - Health Care Business, 3M Center 2510 Conway Ave , B# 275-5-W-6, Saint Paul MN 55144
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA