Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Trilogy F/M Acetabular Shell with UniHole

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 Zimmer, 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
    63531
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-0771-2013
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2012-09-14
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2013-02-04
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2014-06-20
  • 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, hip, semi-constrained, metal/polymer, porous uncemented - Product Code LPH
  • Causa
    Some units of trilogy shells manufactured since march 2009 may be below the lower range of the pore size specification (as low as 28% vs. 30% porosity specification). on 10/31/2012, the firm expanded the recall action to include lots of uni-hole trilogy acetabular system shells.
  • Acción
    Zimmer sent an "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE NOTIFICATION" letter dated September 20, 2012 to all affected customers. The letter identified the product, problem, and actions to be taken by the customers.The firm expanded the scope of the recall in January 2013 to include devices that use a secondary mean of fixation. New recall letters will be submitted to distributors and surgeons.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    61282267 61633887 61260645 61237937 61500763 61397941 61584769 61199849 61429445 61412089 00369745
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    Yes
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) and the countries of Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, UK, Poland, France, Australia, Chile, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Peru, South Africa, Colombia, Ukraine, and UAE.
  • Descripción del producto
    Trilogy F/M Acetabular Shell with Uni-Hole. || The Trilogy Acetabular System is indicated for either cemented or uncemented use in individuals undergoing surgery for rehabilitating hip damage.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    Zimmer, Inc., 345 E Main St, Warsaw IN 46580-2746
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • Comentario del fabricante
    “The safety of patients has always been, and continues to be, Zimmer Biomet’s top priority and it is our honor to be a leader in this industry for the past 90 years,” Zimmer Biomet told ICIJ in a statement. “We adhere to strict regulatory standards, and work closely with the FDA and all applicable regulatory agencies in each of our regions as part of our commitment to operating a first-rate quality management system across our global manufacturing network. The company added that it is focused on staying at the forefront of innovation and doing right by the millions of patients who rely on the company’s products.
  • Source
    USFDA