Events

Rappel de Earmoulds in use with children under 36 months

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

En savoir plus sur les données ici
  • Type d'événement
    Recall
  • ID de l'événement
    RC-2018-RN-00474-1
  • Classe de risque de l'événement
    Class II
  • Date de mise en oeuvre de l'événement
    2018-06-19
  • 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-2018-RN-00474-1
  • 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
    Starkey have been made aware of a single incident in the uk where an unattended child aged 7 months has required treatment to remove an earmould from the larynx. this is the first reported incident of its kind, the likelihood of such event is considered extremely low and on this occasion there was no long-term injury.There have been no reported incidents in australia relating to this issue.
  • Action
    Starkey is recommending clinicians glue tubing in place for new mould orders manufactured for children up to the age of 36 months. Clinicians are advised to mark orders with "Glue-inTube" when patients meet this criterion.

Device

Earmoulds in use with children under 36 months

Manufacturer

Starkey Laboratories Australia Pty Ltd