Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Triathlon Tibial Baseplate

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 Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp..

¿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.

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  • Tipo de evento
    Recall
  • ID del evento
    53427
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-2334-2010
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2009-09-01
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2010-08-31
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2012-08-27
  • 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
    Prosthesis, knee, patellofemorotibial, semi-constrained, cemented, polymer/metal/polymer - Product Code JWH
  • Causa
    A lot for lot mix up occurred between the triathlon total knee system primary tibial baseplate # 4 cemented, catalog # 5520-b-400, lot sh8nt and the #2 cemented, catalog # 5520-b-200, lot sh7rp.
  • Acción
    The firm, Stryker Orthopaedics, sent an "URGENT PRODUCT RECALL" letter dated September 1, 2009, via FedEx to all customers. The letter described the product, problem and action to be taken by customers. The customers were instructed to examine their inventory and hospital locations to identify the affected product; retrieve and return all affected products via Inter-Org Transfer and ship to Stryker Orthopaedics, 325 Corporate Drive, Mahwah, New Jersey, 07430; Attn: Regulatory Reporting, and attach the fluorescent orange PRODUCT REMEDIATION sticker and mark the outer box with the words "PRODUCT RECALL; complete and fax the attached Product Accountability Form and spreadsheet to (201) 831-6069 within 5 days of receipt of the notice. If you have any questions, please contact the Manager, Divisional Regulatory Reporting at (201) 831-5970.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    # 4 - Catalog Number: 5520-B-400, Lot code: SH8NT; # 2 - Catalog Number: 5520-B-200, Lot Code SH7RP.
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    Yes
  • Distribución
    Nationwide distribution: AL, AZ, CA, MT, NJ and TX.
  • Descripción del producto
    Triathlon Total Knee System Primary Tibial Baseplate; || Sterile, Made in Ireland. || Howmedica Osteonics || 325 Corporate Drive || Mahwah, NJ 07430 || The Triathlon system is comprised of a femoral component, tibial tray, and tibial insert that are intended to be used in total knee arthroplasty (if replacement of the articular surf ace of the patella is required, the Duracon patellar components are compatible with the Triathlon components). The Triathlon PS Total Knee System is intended to be used in situation where the posterior cruciate ligament is absent, or cannot be preserved. The Triathlon CR Total Knee System consists of a femoral component, tibial insert, and all-polyethylene patellar components that are intended to be used with the previously cleared Triathlon Primary Cemented Tibial Tray in primary or revision total knee arthroplasty. The Triathlon All Polyethylene patellare components are intended to be used with the femoral components of the previously released Duracon Total Knee System, as well as the previously release Triathlon PS Femoral component in situation where replacement of the articular surface of the patella is required. The Triathlon CR Total Knee system is intended to accommodate the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) if it is present.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp., 325 Corporate Drive, Mahwah NJ 07430
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA