Events

Recall of TITAN STABILIZER ATTACHMENT

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by RYAN MEDICAL DISTRIBUTORS 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
    44291
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-01-14
  • 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
    Suction tubing clip may break when it is being attached to the stabilizer arm. although the clip is for convenience purposes and is not required for device operation there is potential for broken suction tubing clip fragments to fall into the surgical site.

Device

TITAN STABILIZER ATTACHMENT
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 401-231U (Lot serial: 020R)
  • Product Description
    TITAN 360 STABILIZER SUCTION TUBING CLIP
  • Manufacturer
    RYAN MEDICAL DISTRIBUTORS INC.

Manufacturer

RYAN MEDICAL DISTRIBUTORS INC.