Events

Recall of PLATELET CONCENTRATE FILTRATION

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by MACOPHARMA CANADA 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
    15453
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-06-17
  • 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
    Leak in platelet pooling bag. this is a highly detectable issue. eleven bag leaks were detected while producing pooled platelet product in production labs at canadian blood services.

Device

PLATELET CONCENTRATE FILTRATION
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: TDV8006XU (Lot serial: 397516B25)
  • Product Description
    PLATELET CONCENTRATE FILTRATION
  • Manufacturer
    MACOPHARMA CANADA INC.

Manufacturer

MACOPHARMA CANADA INC.
  • Manufacturer Address
    MONTREAL
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Macopharma
  • Source
    HC