Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de VenaSeal Closure System

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 Covidien LLC.

¿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
    71138
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-1599-2015
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2015-04-28
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2015-05-12
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2016-03-29
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=136202
  • 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
    Agent, occluding, vascular, permanent - Product Code PJQ
  • Causa
    Possible sterility breach of the outer packaging (pouch) material which may compromise the outside surface sterility of the sealed inner tray.
  • Acción
    Consignees were contacted by letter via email on April 28, 2015.

Device

VenaSeal Closure System
  • Modelo / Serial
    Model no. SP-101, Lots, 35766, 36191, 36192, 36617, 36618, 37621, 37622, 37399, 37400, 38263, 38286, 38407, 38417, 38756, 38863, 38864, 39113, 39336, 39378, 39670, 39739, 39848 and 40075.; Model no. VS-301, Lots 34193, 35585, 37007, 38804, 39111, 39123, 39469 and 40160; Model no. VS-402, Lots 39970, 39971, 39972, 39973, 40067, 40069, 40187, 40243, 40271 and 40272.
  • Clasificación del producto
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    3
  • ¿Implante?
    Yes
  • Distribución
    Worldwide distribution. No U.S. accounts; Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland, UAE and the United Kingdom.
  • Descripción del producto
    VenaSeal, Sapheon Closure System, Model # SP-101, VS-301 and VS-402. For vascular use.
  • Manufacturer
    Covidien LLC

Manufacturer

Covidien LLC
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Covidien LLC, 15 Hampshire St, Mansfield MA 02048-1113
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
    Medtronic plc
  • Comentario del fabricante
    “If our surveillance systems identify a potential performance issue, our personnel promptly evaluate the problem, including, when appropriate, conducting root cause investigations and internal testing to assess whether the product continues to meet specifications and defined performance criteria,” Medtronic told ICIJ in a statement. “In some cases, based on this evaluation, Medtronic may determine that a recall is necessary.” The company said that it communicates with healthcare providers and/or patients and provide recommendations to address such issues. Medtronic noted that these communications can include letters, emails, calls, press releases, physician notifications and social media postings, as well as informing the FDA and other regulators of the actions.
  • Source
    USFDA