Events

Recall of Timesco Laryngoscope Handle Contact Discs (used in intubation procedures)

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by LMA PacMed 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-00880-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-09-03
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2012-RN-00880-1
  • 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
    A material fault has been identified affecting contact discs in specific lots. this material fault results in the contact discs becoming loose after autoclaving. this issue may result in contact problems with the handles causing them to be on constantly, to flicker or not to function.
  • Action
    Identify and quarantine affected products. Return the quarantined stock to LMA PacMed for replacement stock.

Device

Timesco Laryngoscope Handle Contact Discs (used in intubation procedures)
  • Model / Serial
    Timesco Laryngoscope Handle Contact Discs (used in intubation procedures)Lot Numbers: TLQ, TAR, TBR and TCRARTG Number; 118941
  • Manufacturer
    LMA PacMed Pty Ltd

Manufacturer

LMA PacMed Pty Ltd