Events

Recall of DISPOSABLE DRILL KIT

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by AD-TECH MEDICAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION.

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
    22953
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-12-26
  • 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
    This recall has been initiated due to a drill bit mix-up.Ddk2-2.4-30x disposable drill kits and ddk2-2.8-30x disposable drill kits were found to be packaged at the same time causing devices to be labeled incorrectly.

Device

DISPOSABLE DRILL KIT
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: DDK2-2.4-30X (Lot serial: 208140649); Model Catalog: DDK2-2.4-30X (Lot serial: 0111664)
  • Product Description
    DISPOSABLE DRILL KIT
  • Manufacturer
    AD-TECH MEDICAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION

Manufacturer

AD-TECH MEDICAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION