Events

Recall of IMPLANTABLE PORT KITS

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by INTER V MEDICAL 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
    30853
  • Event Risk Class
    I
  • Event Initiated Date
    2001-02-13
  • 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
    Potentiel de developper des cracks au niveau du plastique & d'introduire medicaments puissants dans le systeme du patient.

Device

IMPLANTABLE PORT KITS
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: PRTA96P (Lot serial: lot:c66a020063c96a020064); Model Catalog: PRTA96A (Lot serial: cat. no:ci-prtc66a); Model Catalog: PRTA96P (Lot serial: cat. no:ci-prtc66a); Model Catalog: PRTA96P (Lot serial: lot: d10a060120); Model Catalog: PRTA96A (Lot serial: lot: d10a060120); Model Catalog: PRTA66P (Lot serial: lot: d10a060120); Model Catalog: PRTA66P (Lot serial: cat. no:ci-prtc66a); Model Catalog: PRTA96A (Lot serial: lot:c66a020063c96a020064); Model Catalog: PRTA66P (Lot serial: lot:c66a020063c96a020064); Model Catalog: PRTA96P (Lot serial: cat:ci-prtc96aci-prtd10a); Model Catalog: PRTA96A (Lot serial: cat:ci-prtc96aci-prtd10a); Model Catalog: PRTA66P (Lot serial: cat:ci-prtc96aci-prtd10a)
  • Product Description
    implantable port kits
  • Manufacturer
    INTER V MEDICAL INC.

Manufacturer

INTER V MEDICAL INC.
  • Manufacturer Address
    MONTREAL
  • Source
    HC