Events

Recall of YUNO Table Extension device

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by Maquet 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-2013-RN-00347-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-04-18
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2013-RN-00347-1
  • 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 market action is to correct extension devices that contain a gap in the handle that could lead to pinching or cutting of the operator's hand during use.
  • Action
    The grips are being replaced on affected units so that no gap associated with the lever remains.

Device

YUNO Table Extension device
  • Model / Serial
    YUNO Table Extension devicePart numbers: 1433.62A1 (Serial number 001-090) and 1433.62A0 (All serial numbers)ARTG number: 163023
  • Manufacturer
    Maquet Australia Pty Ltd

Manufacturer

Maquet Australia Pty Ltd
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Getinge AB
  • Source
    DHTGA