Events

Recall of SPI VECTODRILL TWIST DRILL LONG SINGLE USE STAINLESS STEEL

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by THOMMEN MEDICAL AG.

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
    75531
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-12-21
  • 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
    On the label the word "long" was erroneously written "short". besides the word "long" on a pictogram the actual length of 40.0 mm is distincly printed. the correct drill with 40.0 mm length is packed.

Device

SPI VECTODRILL TWIST DRILL LONG SINGLE USE STAINLESS STEEL
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 3.03.613Q4 (Lot serial: 16254)
  • Product Description
    SPI VECTODRILL TWIST DRILL LONG SINGLE USE STAINLESS STEEL
  • Manufacturer
    THOMMEN MEDICAL AG

Manufacturer

THOMMEN MEDICAL AG