Recall of INSIGHT RETRACTOR SYSTEM FRAMES

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

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
    134882
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2010-08-12
  • 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
    The holding pin on the retractor frame was reported as unscrewing and falling out. if this were to occur while the retractor is in use the retraction will not be affected but the fallen screw has the potential to enter the surgical wound undetected. this may result in an un-retrieved device fragment.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 03.615.002 (Lot serial: ); Model Catalog: 03.615.100 (Lot serial: )
  • Product Description
    INSIGHT RETRACTOR SYSTEM FRAMES
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Manufacturer Address
    MISSISSAUGA
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
  • Source
    HC