Events

Recall of 44R82 Tube Clamp Adapter (Prosthetic component part)

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by Otto Bock Australia Pty Ltd.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    RC-2012-RN-00741-3
  • Event Risk Class
    Class II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-07-20
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2012-RN-00741-3
  • Notes / Alerts
    Australian data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, 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 Australia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Otto bock healthcare gmbh has received a number of complaints that the adapters have shown signs of cracking during assembly or fitting. on two occasions cracks developed after the prosthesis was used for a short period of time.
  • Action
    Quarantine and return affected devices to Otto Bock Australia

Device

44R82 Tube Clamp Adapter (Prosthetic component part)

Manufacturer

Otto Bock Australia Pty Ltd