Events

Recall of Bead Block (Embolic Bead)

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by Device Technologies 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-2015-RN-00141-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-02-25
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2015-RN-00141-1
  • 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
    The manufacturer has identified that there is contradictory labelling used for certain sizes of the bead block. the instructions for use state : “when using bead block for uterine fibroid embolisation (ufe), do not use beads smaller than 500 microns.”, the cartons containing bead block sizes 100-300 µm (bic-eb2s103) and 300-500 µm (bic-eb2s305) state: “indication: embolisation of uterine fibroids (ufe), hypervascular tumours are arteriovenous malformations (avms)”. the carton for the stated sizes of bead block is incorrectly labelled with indications for ufe. the ifu correctly states not to use beads smaller than 500 microns for ufe. the ifu correctly states not to use beads smaller than 500 microns for ufe. in the event healthcare practitioners were to follow up the ufe indication on the carton for the affected sizes without referring to the product ifu, there is a potential risk of infarction of non-targeted tissue.
  • Action
    In the short term users are advised of this issue and reminded of the correct Instructions for Use. In the longer term the manufacturer is correcting the applicable carton for Bead Block sizes 100-300 ìm (BIC-EB2S103) and 300-500 ìm (BIC-EB2S305) to remove indication for UFE. The Manufacturer is correcting the applicable carton for Bead Block sizes 100-300 ìm (BIC-EB2S103) and 300-500 ìm (BIC-EB2S305) to remove indication for UFE. Release of affected sizes will re-commence following this correction. This action has been closed-out on 31/05/2016.

Device

Bead Block (Embolic Bead)
  • Model / Serial
    Bead Block (Embolic Bead) Product Code: BIC-EB2S103 Batch Numbers: S10283, S10334, S10476, S10481 and S10765 Product Code: BIC-EB2S305 Batch Numbers: S10224, S10238, S10381, S10403, S10477, S10493, S10490, S10519, S10529, S10554, S10573, S10573, ARTG Number: 158665
  • Manufacturer
    Device Technologies Australia Pty Ltd

Manufacturer

Device Technologies Australia Pty Ltd