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Alerte De Sécurité sur Sutureless Connector Intrathecal Catheter

Selon Department of Health, ce/cet/cette alerte de sécurité concerne un dispositif en/au/aux/à Hong Kong qui a été fabriqué par Medtronic.

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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
    2013-06-19
  • Date de publication de l'événement
    2013-06-19
  • 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_20130619a.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: medtronic sutureless connector intrathecal catheter the medicines and healthcare products regulatory agency (mhra), united kingdom posted a field safety notice concerning sutureless connector intrathecal catheter, manufactured by medtronic. the affected products have model numbers of 8709sc, 8731sc, 8596sc and 8578, and a use by date prior to 25 august 2014. the sutureless connector intrathecal catheter connector has been redesigned to reduce the potential for occlusion at the catheter to pump interface. medtronic is removing unused products from the market that were manufactured with the previous design, and recommends the previous design no longer be used due to greater potential for misalignment and subsequent occlusion. replacement of current design products is also available. according to the local supplier, the affected products were not distributed in hong kong. for details, please refer to mhra website http://www.Mhra.Gov.Uk/safetyinformation/safetywarningsalertsandrecalls/ fieldsafetynotices/con286830 if you are in possession of the product, please contact your supplier for necessary actions. posted on 19 june 2013.

Device

Sutureless Connector Intrathecal Catheter

Manufacturer

Medtronic
  • 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
    DH