Events

Rappel de ACCURUS Vitrectomy probes

Selon Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, ce/cet/cette rappel concerne un dispositif en/au/aux/à Australia qui a été fabriqué par Alcon Laboratories Australia Pty Ltd.

Qu'est-ce que c'est?

Une correction ou un retrait opéré par un fabricant afin de répondre à un problème causé par un dispositif médical. Les rappels surviennent lorsqu'un dispositif médical est défectueux, lorsqu'il pourrait poser un risque pour la santé, ou les deux à la fois.

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  • Type d'événement
    Recall
  • ID de l'événement
    RC-2015-RN-00481-1
  • Classe de risque de l'événement
    Class I
  • Date de mise en oeuvre de l'événement
    2015-06-05
  • Pays de l'événement
    Australia
  • Source de l'événement
    DHTGA
  • URL de la source de l'événement
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2015-RN-00481-1
  • Notes / Alertes
    Australian data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Australia.
  • Notes supplémentaires dans les données
  • Cause
    Alcon has identified an insufficient seal on the outside packaging that could potentially affect the sterility of the product. the use of non-sterile vitrectomy probes in surgery has the potential to result in patient infection or inflammation and may lead to serious injury and sequelae, including loss of vision.. at this time, no adverse events or complaints have been confirmed related to the accurus vitrectomy probe lots impacted by this issue. regular post-operative patient follow-up may enable the surgeon to detect early potential abnormal inflammatory reaction and/or infection, which may reduce the severity of the ensuing event.
  • Action
    Customers are advised to immediately stop further use of the affected lots and to segregate them to ensure that they are not used. Alcon will provide reimbursement for all returned product This action has been closed-out on 9/08/2016.

Device

ACCURUS Vitrectomy probes
  • Modèle / numéro de série
    ACCURUS Vitrectomy probesACCURUS 23GA Standalone Vitreous ProbeCatalog # 8065750821Lot number: 14017912XAnterior ACCURUS® Probe with infusion needle Catalog # 8065803650Lot numbers: 14010430X, 140174S1X, 14010430X, 14017451XARTG Numbers 140947 and 145666
  • Classification du dispositif
    Ophthalmic Devices
  • Manufacturer
    Alcon Laboratories Australia Pty Ltd

Manufacturer

Alcon Laboratories Australia Pty Ltd