Events

Recall of CATHETERIZATION TABLE

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by TOSHIBA CANADA MEDICAL SYSTEMS LIMITED.

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
    43314
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2011-10-21
  • 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 the patient transfer from a stretcher to the catheterization table unexpected tabletop rotation occurs if the tabletop is not positioned in its foot-end or there is not enough assistance while transferring the patient to the catheterization table. when excessive force is added to the tabletop it may rotate unexpectedly.

Device

CATHETERIZATION TABLE

Manufacturer

TOSHIBA CANADA MEDICAL SYSTEMS LIMITED
  • Manufacturer Address
    MARKHAM
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Canon Inc
  • Source
    HC