Events

Avis De Sécurité sur Vanguard Rocc, Vanguard Alpina, Alpina APS, Alpina APR, Alpina Uni, Exception stem, Avantage cup

Selon Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices of the Republic of Slovenia (via FOI), ce/cet/cette avis de sécurité concerne un dispositif en/au/aux/à Slovenia qui a été fabriqué par Biomet France Sarl.

Qu'est-ce que c'est?

Les avis de sécurité sont des communications que les fabricants de dispositifs médicaux ou leurs représentants font parvenir en particulier aux travailleurs du secteur médical, mais aussi aux utilisateurs de ces dispositifs. Les avis de sécurité concernent les actions entreprises quant aux dispositifs présents sur le marché et peuvent inclure des rappels et des alertes.

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  • Type d'événement
    Field Safety Notice
  • Date
    2017-03-29
  • Pays de l'événement
    Slovenia
  • Source de l'événement
    AMPMDRS
  • Notes / Alertes
    Data from Slovenia is current through February 2019. All of the data comes from the Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices of the Republic of Slovenia (via FOI), 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 Slovenia.
  • Notes supplémentaires dans les données
  • Cause
    With this announcement, we would like to inform you that biomet france sarl is implementing a voluntary safety corrective action for a medical device for the specific series of implants listed above (for reference and serial numbers of the products concerned, see annex 2). biomet france sarl has identified potential contamination of some implants due to refrigerant in certain manufacturing steps by one of its suppliers.

Device

Vanguard Rocc, Vanguard Alpina, Alpina APS, Alpina APR, Alpina Uni, Exception stem, Avantage cup

Manufacturer

Biomet France Sarl
  • Société-mère du fabricant (2017)
    Zimmer Biomet Holdings
  • Commentaire du fabricant
    “The safety of patients has always been, and continues to be, Zimmer Biomet’s top priority and it is our honor to be a leader in this industry for the past 90 years,” Zimmer Biomet told ICIJ in a statement. “We adhere to strict regulatory standards, and work closely with the FDA and all applicable regulatory agencies in each of our regions as part of our commitment to operating a first-rate quality management system across our global manufacturing network. The company added that it is focused on staying at the forefront of innovation and doing right by the millions of patients who rely on the company’s products.
  • Source
    AMPMDRS