Worldwide Distribution - USA including AZ, CA, KY, PA, SC, TX and OUS to include: Argentina, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, United Kingdom
Product Description
AMPLATZER Sizing Balloon II, REF 9-SB-034, Sterile EO, AGA Medical Corporation, 5050 Nathan Lane North, Plymouth, MN 55442. || The AMPLATZER Sizing Balloon II is intended for use in those patients with cardiovascular defects wherein accurate measurement of the defect is important to select the appropriately sized occluder device.
“We are in constant communication with regulatory agencies and competent authorities worldwide which allows us to implement global recalls or in-country communication quickly and effectively,” Abbott, which now owns St. Jude Medical told ICIJ in a statement. In addition to sending global notices to physicians worldwide, we also make sure that product advisories are available online and classification of product recalls and product advisories are determined by global regulatory bodies which can impact the timing in any given country. MD companies follow varying regulations in different countries. In come countries software is not regulated so a recall in one country related to software would not be classified as a recall or field action in another. In addition, review cycles within the regulatory process can be different in each country which can impact communication and recall timing.