Events

Recall of MICROMAX ATTACHMENTS

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by THE ANSPACH EFFORT 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
    95715
  • Event Risk Class
    I
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-05-13
  • 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
    During hydrogen peroxide sterilization testing of the mia16 device it was determined that the sterrad 100s is not capable of achieving the expected sterility assurance level (sal) of 10-6.

Device

MICROMAX ATTACHMENTS

Manufacturer

THE ANSPACH EFFORT INC.
  • Manufacturer Address
    PALM BEACH GARDENS
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Johnson & Johnson
  • Source
    HC