Events

Recall of PRISMAFLEX HEMODIALYSIS UNIT

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

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
    53646
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2007-03-21
  • 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
    Le fabricant a emis l'avis 17 pour annoncer la version 3.0 du logiciel prismaflex qui vise a corriger les problemes de calibration et de lecture des pesons d'ecarts de debit et d'ecran fige.

Device

PRISMAFLEX HEMODIALYSIS UNIT
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: (Lot serial: TOUS LES NOS DE SERIE)
  • Product Description
    PRISMAFLEX CONT. RENAL REPLACEMENT SYS.
  • Manufacturer
    GAMBRO LUNDIA AB

Manufacturer

GAMBRO LUNDIA AB