Events

Field Safety Notices about Proximate pph Hemorrhoidal Circular Stapler, Model/Catalog PPH03

According to Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products, this field safety notices involved a device in Switzerland that was produced by Ethicon Endo-Surgery Products.

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Field safety notices are communications sent out by medical device manufacturers or their representatives in relation to actions that they may be taking in relation to their product that is on the market. These are mainly for health workers, but also for users. They can include recalls and alerts.

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  • Type of Event
    Field Safety Notice
  • Event ID
    Vk_20070411_06
  • Event Date Posted
    2007-04-24
  • Event Country
    Switzerland
  • Event Source
    SATP
  • Event Source URL
    https://fsca.swissmedic.ch/mep/#?q=Vk_20070411_06
  • Notes / Alerts
    The data from Switzerland is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products, 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 Switzerland.
  • Extra notes in the data

Device

Proximate pph Hemorrhoidal Circular Stapler, Model/Catalog PPH03
  • Model / Serial
    PPH03 with expiration date of July 2011 through February 2012 and lot number C4ER8H with expiration date of June 2011
  • Product Description
    MD: Staple, tissue
  • Manufacturer
    Ethicon Endo-Surgery Products

Manufacturer

Ethicon Endo-Surgery Products