Events

Alerte De Sécurité sur Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

Selon National Institute of Drugs and Food Surveillance (INVIMA), ce/cet/cette alerte de sécurité concerne un dispositif en/au/aux/à Colombia qui a été fabriqué par Medtronic Inc. || Medtronic Europe S. A.R.L.

Qu'est-ce que c'est?

Les alertes fournissent des informations importantes et des recommandations concernant les dispositifs médicaux. Le fait qu'une alerte soit émise ne signifie pas nécessairement qu'un dispositif soit dangereux. Les alertes de sécurité, qui sont envoyées tant aux travailleurs du secteur médical qu'aux utilisateurs de ces dispositifs, peuvent inclure des rappels. Elles peuvent être rédigées par des fabricants mais aussi par des autorités en charge de la santé.

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  • Type d'événement
    Safety alert
  • ID de l'événement
    A1709-412
  • Numéro de l'événement
    2017DM-0016423 ; 2017DM-0016469
  • Date
    2017-09-12
  • Pays de l'événement
    Colombia
  • Source de l'événement
    INVIMA
  • URL de la source de l'événement
    https://app.invima.gov.co/alertas/dispositivos-medicos-invima?page=73
  • Notes / Alertes
    Colombian data is current through June 2019. All of the data comes from the National Institute of Drugs and Food Surveillance (INVIMA), 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 Colombia.
  • Notes supplémentaires dans les données
  • Cause
    The manufacturer has detected a software problem generated by a certain programming sequence that could lead to loss of stimulation in the left ventricle (lv) in all the referenced devices, for which it has already obtained the necessary approvals and is ready to start updating the software. all programmers to correct the problem, in order to reduce the risk of potentially serious adverse events occurring to patients.

Device

Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
  • Modèle / numéro de série
    Claria and Wide CRT-D MRI, serial RPB603896S, RPB603895S
  • Description du dispositif
    The CLARIA MRI system is indicated for use in patients with a high risk of sudden death due to ventricular tachyarrhythmias and who suffer from heart failure with ventricular dyssynchrony. The device is designed to provide atrial, ventricular or both atrial pacing, cardioversion and defibrillation for the automatic treatment of atrial, ventricular tachyarrhythmias, or both, which may endanger the patient's life.
  • Manufacturer
    Medtronic Inc. || Medtronic Europe S. A.R.L

Manufacturer

Medtronic Inc. || Medtronic Europe S. A.R.L
  • Société-mère du fabricant (2017)
    Medtronic plc
  • Commentaire du fabricant
    “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
    NIDFSINVIMA