Events

Recall of SYNERGY HIP SYSTEM - CONQUEST FX COLLARED FEMORAL COMPONENT

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by SMITH & NEPHEW 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
    146720
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    1999-10-14
  • 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
    Outside label description for the lenght of the stem is incorrect should be 150mm instead of 155 and 160mm.

Device

SYNERGY HIP SYSTEM - CONQUEST FX COLLARED FEMORAL COMPONENT
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: (Lot serial: )
  • Product Description
    SYNERGY HIP SYSTEM(CONQUEST FX FEMORAL)
  • Manufacturer
    SMITH & NEPHEW INC.

Manufacturer

SMITH & NEPHEW INC.