Events

Recall of BIOSURE DRIVER

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by SMITH & NEPHEW INC..

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
    55756
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-04-08
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, 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 Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    During surgery as the surgeon was using the driver to insert the screw into the bone the screw became stuck on the driver and the two components could not be removed from one another.

Device

BIOSURE DRIVER
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 72201887 (Lot serial: 50399964); Model Catalog: 72201888 (Lot serial: 50410951)
  • Product Description
    BIOSURE DRIVER
  • Manufacturer
    SMITH & NEPHEW INC.

Manufacturer

SMITH & NEPHEW INC.