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Alerte De Sécurité sur Macro Micro Subdural Electrodes

Selon Department of Health, ce/cet/cette alerte de sécurité concerne un dispositif en/au/aux/à Hong Kong qui a été fabriqué par Ad-Tech Medical Instrument Corporation.

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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
  • Date
    2013-03-01
  • Date de publication de l'événement
    2013-03-01
  • Pays de l'événement
    Hong Kong
  • Source de l'événement
    DH
  • URL de la source de l'événement
    https://www.mdco.gov.hk/english/safety/recalls/recalls_20130301.html
  • Notes / Alertes
    Hong Kong data is current through September 2018. All of the data comes from the Department of Health (Hong Kong), 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 data from the U.S. and Hong Kong.
  • Notes supplémentaires dans les données
    Medical Device Safety Alert
  • Cause
    Medical device safety alert: ad-tech medical instrument macro micro subdural electrodes the united states food and drug administration (fda) has posted a press release issued by medical device manufacturer, ad-tech medical instrument corporation, concerning its global recall of macro micro subdural electrodes. the recalled products were manufactured from june 2006 to march 2012, and distributed from 8 june 2006 to 14 march 2012. on 18 december 2012, the manufacturer initiated a recall of 115 macro micro subdural electrodes. there is a concern the microelectrodes are not flush with the silastic surface. as a result, there is the potential for abrasion of cortical brain tissue and the existence of fractured pieces remaining in the cortical tissue when the electrode is explanted, which may result in hemorrhage or damage to cortical fibers, leading to infarct or seizure activity. there has been one reported serious injury that may have been related to the use of the device. the manufacturer has notified its distributors and customers by recall letter and is arranging for the return of all available recalled product(s). for details, please visit the following fda website: http://www.Fda.Gov/safety/recalls/ucm341680.Htm if you are in possession of the affected products, please contact your supplier for necessary actions. posted on 01 march 2013.

Device

Macro Micro Subdural Electrodes

Manufacturer

Ad-Tech Medical Instrument Corporation