Events

Recall of CORTOSS CARTRIDGE

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by STRYKER CANADA LP.

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
    107915
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-10-18
  • 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
    Earlier this year the fda initiated an industry-wide action asking all companies that sell bone cement to include warnings about the potential for cardiac embolism in their ifus. this update was not initiated by any specific incident. all us companies that make/sell bone cement were asked to update their ifus.

Device

CORTOSS CARTRIDGE
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 2101-0002 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 2101-0105 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 2101-0000 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 2101-0110 (Lot serial: ALL)
  • Product Description
    IVS BONE CEMENT
  • Manufacturer
    STRYKER CANADA LP

Manufacturer

STRYKER CANADA LP
  • Manufacturer Address
    HAMILTON
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Stryker
  • Source
    HC