Events

Recall of FEMUR HOOK WITH SUPPORT ARM

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by MAQUET-DYNAMED 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
    25194
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-02-19
  • 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
    Within the framework of our market surveillance we have been made aware of one complaint in which a break of a weld of the support arm occurred. due to the break the complete support arm could fall down. the problem was caused by inaccurate execution of the weld at a supplier. it cannot be excluded that further support arms of the femur hook devices are equipped with a faulty weld which finally could lead to the failure described above.

Device

FEMUR HOOK WITH SUPPORT ARM
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 1433.42A0 (Lot serial: na)
  • Product Description
    FEMUR HOOK WITH SUPPORT ARM
  • Manufacturer
    MAQUET-DYNAMED INC.

Manufacturer

MAQUET-DYNAMED INC.
  • Manufacturer Address
    MISSISSAUGA
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Getinge AB
  • Source
    HC