Safety Alert for Intracranial Pressure Monitor /// Technical Name: Intracranial Pressure Monitor /// ANVISA Record Number: 10175060014 /// Risk Class: III - High Risk /// Model Affected: 06019411 - Neuro Intracranial Pressure Monitor I Plus /// Affected Lot Numbers: See Distribution Map

According to Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA), this safety alert involved a device in Brazil that was produced by Ventura Biomédica Ltda..

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Alerts provide important information and recommendations about products. Even though an alert has been issued, it does not necessarily mean a product is considered to be unsafe. Safety Alerts, addressed to health workers and users, may include recalls. They can be written by manufacturers, but also by health officials.

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  • Type of Event
    Safety alert
  • Event ID
    1988
  • Date
    2016-08-31
  • Event Country
  • Event Source
    ANVISA
  • Event Source URL
  • Notes / Alerts
    Brazilian data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from Anvisa, 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 data from the U.S. and Brazil.
  • Extra notes in the data
    For products marketed as of 7/31/2016, their commercialization and use should be suspended. The affected products must be segregated and returned to the manufacturer. If you wish to notify technical complaints and adverse events use the following channels: Notivisa: Notices of adverse events (AE) and technical complaints (QT) for products subject to Sanitary Surveillance should be made through the NOTIVISA System. To access the System, you must register and select the Health Professional option, if you are a liberal professional or the Institution / Entity option, if you are a professional of an institution / entity. ## UPDATE # Field action closure: 12/2/2016. According to the report sent by the company, the products collected from customers and those that were in the company's stock were decharacterized. UPDATED ON 08/16/2017. The reason for the notification was discontinuation of the manufacture of regularized product. This situation does not constitute a motivation for field action, under the terms of RDC No. 23/2012.
  • Reason
    Commercialization of the product with its expired registration with anvisa. the product registration was not revalidated due to the discontinuation of its manufacture by ventura biomédica.
  • Action
    Field Action Code 194/2016 triggered under the responsibility of Ventura Biomédica Ltda. Company is performing collection of products marketed from 07/31/2016.

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