Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Synthes Soft Tissue Retractor Small Extendible

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 Synthes USA HQ, 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
    66530
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-0429-2014
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2013-08-01
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2013-11-29
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2015-04-16
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=122553
  • 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
    Retractor - Product Code GAD
  • Causa
    The small extendible soft tissue retractor was recalled due to locking nut (clamping sleeve) malfunction.
  • Acción
    Synthes sent an Field Safety Notification letter dated August 1, 2013, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed to take the following actions: Exchange the old surgical technique guide with the new guide version F provided with this notification. Review the revised surgical technique guide. Forward this Field Safety Notification to anyone in your facility that needs to be informed. If the technique guide has been forwarded to another facility, contact that facility. Maintain awareness of this notice until all technique guides have been exchanged. Maintain a copy of this notice. Please complete and return this page by either of the following methods: Fax: 877-567-9320 or Scan/email: FieldAction@synthes.com Thank you for your attention to this issue.

Device

Synthes Soft Tissue Retractor Small Extendible
  • Modelo / Serial
    Part J5957AC (old), and Part J5957F (new)
  • Clasificación del producto
    General and Plastic Surgery Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    1
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and Internationally to Canada and Mexico.
  • Descripción del producto
    Synthes Soft Tissue Retractor Small Extendible. || Offset blade facilitates easy preparation of the epipereosteal cavity for percutaneous plate insertion.
  • Manufacturer
    Synthes USA HQ, Inc.

Manufacturer

Synthes USA HQ, Inc.
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Synthes USA HQ, Inc., 1302 Wrights Ln E, West Chester PA 19380-3417
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
    Johnson & Johnson
  • Source
    USFDA