Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Versa Fx II Implants

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 Biomet, 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.

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  • Tipo de evento
    Recall
  • ID del evento
    77141
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-2593-2017
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2017-04-28
  • Estado del evento
    Open, Classified
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=155268
  • 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
    Appliance, fixation, nail/blade/plate combination, multiple component - Product Code KTT
  • Causa
    Zimmer biomet is initiating a field action for sterile-packaged implants packaged in a single package configuration due to packaging design verification test failures.
  • Acción
    Zimmer Biomet initiated a voluntary recall for sterile-packaged implants packaged in a single package configuration due to packaging design verification test failures. Compromised packaging may result in surgical delays, possible infections, and revision surgeries due to infections. The firm distributed letters to customer via FED EX on 04/28/2017. Customers were instructed to do the following: 1. Review this notification and ensure affected personnel are aware of the contents. 2. Immediately locate and quarantine affected product in your inventory. 3. Complete the Certification of Acknowledgement portion of Attachment 1  Inventory Return Certification Form a. Return a digital copy to corporatequality.postmarket@zimmerbiomet.com within three (3) days. 4. Note that any hospitals and/or surgeons that received direct shipments of this product from Zimmer Biomet will be sent a copy of the Risk Manager and Surgeon Recall Notice directly. Additionally, Zimmer Biomet will also notify surgeons that have implanted the affected product within the past 12 months. It is important that you review the list of hospitals and/or surgeons included with the email notification sent to your facility to identify additional accounts Zimmer Biomet has not notified. Using the Additional Accounts Form provided with the email notice sent to your facility, return contact information for any additional hospitals and/or surgeons that may have received or used the affected product within the past 12 months. If there are no additional users to notify, please confirm this by annotating and returning the form provided indicating that no additional users have been identified. 5. Return all affected product from your distributorship and affected hospitals within your territory along with a completed Attachment 1  Inventory Return Certification Form to Zimmer Biomet within 2 weeks. a. For each return, send a copy of Attachment 1 to corporatequality.postmarket@zimmerbiomet.com. b. Include a

Device

Versa Fx II Implants
  • Modelo / Serial
    I10K: K954555,K150818  Item Numbers: 00119309016, 00119309516, 00119309518, 00119309520, 00119309522; Lot Numbers: 60746132 60746132R 60699481 60699481R 60812398 60812398R 60844072 60844072R 60820576 60868450 368893 368898 368898R 368917 368916 368899 61577082 61989416 370907 61895937 61895939 371034 62279718 62351559 62445941 62445942 62511278 62539606 37214360 37214354 37214361 37109128 37109081 62931489 62931529 62930529 63009490 63079560 63564928 63594628
  • Clasificación del producto
    Orthopedic Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    Yes
  • Distribución
    Domestic: Puerto Rico, AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Foreign: CANADA, ALGERIA ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA BELGIUM BRAZIL BRIDGEND WALES CHINA DUBAI UAE EGYPT EL SALVADOR ENGLAND ESCHBACH GERMANY EXPORT DORAL FL FRANCE GERMANY GUATEMALA HONDURAS INDIA ITALY JAMAICA JAPAN JORDAN KOREA LEBANON DELIVERY SERVICE (LYNBROOK NY) MALAYSIA MEXICO MIAMI FL MOROCCO NETHERLANDS NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA PANAMA PERU PHARR TEXAS POLAND PUERTO RICO RIO DE JANEIRO SAUDI ARABIA SINGAPORE SPAIN SWITZERLAND TAIWAN THAILAND THE NETHERLANDS TRIPOLI UK VIRGIN ISLANDS VA/DOD: Both see addresses below
  • Descripción del producto
    VERSA-FXII SC TUBE PLT 90DX16H, 95DX16H, 95DX18H, || 95DX20H, 95DX22H
  • Manufacturer
    Zimmer Biomet, Inc.

Manufacturer

Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Zimmer Biomet, Inc., 1800 W Center St, Warsaw IN 46580-2304
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
    Zimmer Biomet Holdings
  • 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