Recall of HIRES 90K

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

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
    142165
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2009-10-09
  • Event Country
  • 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
    Advanced bionics (ab) is notifying all surgeons clinicians and patients that the removable magnet component of the hires 90k cochlear implant(model no. ci-1400-01 and ci-1400-02h) is susceptible to corrosion. the affected units should be monitored and replaced if necessary.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: (Lot serial: N/A)
  • Product Description
    REMOVABLE MAGNET HIRES 90K
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer