Events

Rappel de Device Recall GUIDE WIRE w/ BALL TIP 2.0MMX98CM

Selon U.S. Food and Drug Administration, ce/cet/cette rappel concerne un dispositif en/au/aux/à United States qui a été fabriqué par Zimmer Biomet, Inc..

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
  • ID de l'événement
    80193
  • Classe de risque de l'événement
    Class 2
  • Numéro de l'événement
    Z-2234-2018
  • Date de mise en oeuvre de l'événement
    2018-05-16
  • Date de publication de l'événement
    2018-06-01
  • Statut de l'événement
    Open, Classified
  • Pays de l'événement
    United States
  • Source de l'événement
    USFDA
  • URL de la source de l'événement
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=164826
  • Notes / Alertes
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Notes supplémentaires dans les données
    Pin, fixation, smooth - Product Code HTY
  • Cause
    The firm is recalling various trauma guide wires due to insufficient packaging design verification and exceeding the expected occurrence rate of complaints for sterile barrier failure. guide wires packaged in the affected packaging configuration have the potential for sterile barrier breach, leading to possible risk for infection.
  • Action
    The firm, Zimmer Biomet, sent an "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL" letter dated May 16, 2018 on May 16, 2018, to affected consignees via email and FedEx. The letter describes the product, problem and actions to be taken. Consignees were informed of the recall and instructed to take the following actions: Risk Manager Responsibilities: 1. Review this notification and ensure that affected personnel are aware of the contents. 2. If you have affected product at your facility, assist your Zimmer Biomet sales representative and quarantine all affected product. Your Zimmer Biomet sales representative will remove the affected product from your facility. 3. Complete Attachment 1  Certificate of Acknowledgement and send to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmerbiomet.com. This form must be returned even if you do not have affected products at your facility. Distributor Responsibilities: 1. Review this notification and ensure that affected team members are aware of the contents. 2. Immediately locate and quarantine affected product in your inventory. 3. Immediately return all affected product from your distributorship and from affected hospitals within your territory. a. For each return, send a copy of Attachment 1 to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmerbiomet.com b. International returns, please request an IRA by emailing zimmerbiometintlirarequests@zimmerbiomet.com c. Include a hardcopy of Attachment 1 in each carton of your return shipment for immediate processing. d. Mark RECALL on the outside of the returned cartons. 4. Return the Additional Accounts form to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmerbiomet.com. a. Review the list of hospitals included with the email notification sent to your facility, which includes a list of hospitals that have already been notified of this recall. b. Identify whether there are any additional hospitals that Zimmer Biomet has not notified and list these accounts on the Additional Accounts form. Please provide the form in Excel format

Device

Device Recall GUIDE WIRE w/ BALL TIP 2.0MMX98CM
  • Modèle / numéro de série
    228829 311230 311260 255105 152590 757210 982070 282057 283729 057650 292980 293094 299420 668040 579470 354970 519980 670820 695640 963100
  • Classification du dispositif
    Orthopedic Devices
  • Classe de dispositif
    2
  • Dispositif implanté ?
    Yes
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution: US (Nationwide) and countries of: Argentina, South Korea, Chile, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Canada, Australia, Japan, and Netherlands.
  • Description du dispositif
    GUIDE WIRE w/ BALL TIP 2.0MMX98CM; 469040 || Intended to be used as a guide pin for insertion of implants (cannulated screws and/or intramedullary nails). Bone nail guidewire. Intended for drilling bone.
  • Manufacturer
    Zimmer Biomet, Inc.

Manufacturer

Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
  • Adresse du fabricant
    Zimmer Biomet, Inc., 56 E Bell Dr, Warsaw IN 46582-6989
  • 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
    USFDA