Events

Recall of INDEPENDENT MEDICAL CO-OP INC. CONFORMING STRETCH GAUZE BANDAGES

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

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
    51708
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-02-11
  • 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
    The fda has reported the presence of a non-pathogenic organism in this lot.

Device

INDEPENDENT MEDICAL CO-OP INC. CONFORMING STRETCH GAUZE BANDAGES
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 704-IMC (Lot serial: 63927)
  • Product Description
    INDEPENDENT MEDICAL CO-OP INC. CONFORMING STRETCH GAUZE
  • Manufacturer
    AMD RITMED

Manufacturer

AMD RITMED
  • Manufacturer Address
    LACHINE
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Rozacorp Inc
  • Source
    HC