Events

Recall of SELF-LOCK CHISEL BLADE HANDLE CATALOGUE # 4-405

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by INTEGRA YORK PA 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
    31054
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-09-09
  • 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
    Through the investigation of a single complaint integra verified that a single lot of chisel blade handles has a wider collet slot that may potentially result in an inability to firmly secure the chisel blade in the handle.

Device

SELF-LOCK CHISEL BLADE HANDLE CATALOGUE # 4-405
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 4-405 (Lot serial: 97327)
  • Product Description
    Self-Lock Chisel Blade Handle
  • Manufacturer
    INTEGRA YORK PA INC.

Manufacturer

INTEGRA YORK PA INC.