Events

Recall of STERNAL VALVE RETRACTOR WITH ATRIAL AND AORTIC ATTACHMENTS

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by SOUTHMEDIC 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
    26435
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2018-03-08
  • 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
    Genesee biomedical has issued an advisory concerning use of the sternal valve retractor with atrial and aortic attachments because corrosion was found to have caused failure in a retractor blade. hospitals should not use blades that are corroded or damaged.

Device

STERNAL VALVE RETRACTOR WITH ATRIAL AND AORTIC ATTACHMENTS
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: SRCL-AR (Lot serial: 1076); Model Catalog: SRCL-AR (Lot serial: 948); Model Catalog: SRCL-AR (Lot serial: 1006); Model Catalog: SRCL-AR (Lot serial: 1074)
  • Product Description
    STERNAL VALVE RETRACTOR WITH ATRIAL AND AORTIC ATTACHMENTS
  • Manufacturer
    SOUTHMEDIC INC.

Manufacturer

SOUTHMEDIC INC.