Events

Recall of GLOBAL APG+ 2.5MM BREAKAWAY GUIDE PIN SINGLE-USE SHOULDER INSTRUMENT

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL PRODUCTS A DIV. OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON 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
    51392
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-04-07
  • 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
    Depuy orthopaedics inc. is issuing a device correction notice for the global apg+ 2.5mm breakaway guide pin (single-use shoulder instrument) to inform surgeon users about the possibility of the pin breaking and potentially being left in the patient. information regarding the instrument's use has been added to the relevant surgical technique documents.

Device

GLOBAL APG+ 2.5MM BREAKAWAY GUIDE PIN SINGLE-USE SHOULDER INSTRUMENT

Manufacturer

JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL PRODUCTS A DIV. OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON INC.