Events

Recall of GRF BIOLOGICAL GLUE/COLLE BIOLOGIQUE GRF

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

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
    136131
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2004-07-27
  • 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
    Selon le ncar recu par l'afssaps la sterilisation de dispositifs medicaux a l'oxyde d'ethylene effectuee en sous-traitance par ester ne peut pas etre garantie. 25 compagnies francaises sont impliquees.

Device

GRF BIOLOGICAL GLUE/COLLE BIOLOGIQUE GRF
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: (Lot serial: MD020500 109-03-03E)
  • Product Description
    COLLE BIOLOGIQUE GRF
  • Manufacturer
    MICROVAL

Manufacturer

MICROVAL
  • Manufacturer Address
    SAINT-JUST-MALMONT
  • Source
    HC