Events

Rappel de Ultrasound gels and ECG contact gels

Selon L’Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (ANSM), ce/cet/cette rappel concerne un dispositif en/au/aux/à France qui a été fabriqué par COVIDIEN.

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
  • Date
    2008-06-18
  • Pays de l'événement
    France
  • Source de l'événement
    ANSM
  • URL de la source de l'événement
    https://ansm.sante.fr/S-informer/Informations-de-securite-Retraits-de-lots-et-de-produits/gels-pour-echographie-et-gels-de-contact-ecg-non-steriles-covidien
  • Notes / Alertes
    French data is current through early September 2018. All of the data comes from L’Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (ANSM), 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 France.
  • Notes supplémentaires dans les données
  • Action
    On 16/06/08, Covidien France withdrew from the market all batches of the references of the medical devices called Gels for ultrasound and ECG contact gels, non-sterile mentioned in the recall (16/06/2008) (36 (ko) attached, following the detection of bacterial contamination of an ultrasound gel sample. Covidien France has directly notified the recipients of the offending lots by means of the enclosed message validated by Afssaps. This information is addressed to the directors and correspondents of materiovigilance for diffusion if necessary to the services concerned. The relevant European Competent Authorities are informed of this measure by the manufacturer.

Device

Ultrasound gels and ECG contact gels
  • Modèle / numéro de série
  • Description du dispositif
    medical_device
  • Manufacturer
    COVIDIEN

Manufacturer

COVIDIEN
  • 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
    LAANSM