Safety Alert for unkown device

According to National Institute of Drugs and Food Surveillance (INVIMA), this safety alert involved a device in Colombia that was produced by Stryker Ireland Limited || Howmedica Osteonics Crop, Ahora Conocido Como Stryker || Orthopedics || Lisi Medical Orthopaedics.

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Alerts provide important information and recommendations about products. Even though an alert has been issued, it does not necessarily mean a product is considered to be unsafe. Safety Alerts, addressed to health workers and users, may include recalls. They can be written by manufacturers, but also by health officials.

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  • Type of Event
    Safety alert
  • Event ID
    R1608-368
  • Event Number
    2012DM-0009157
  • Date
    2016-08-25
  • Event Country
  • Event Source
    INVIMA
  • Event Source URL
  • Notes / Alerts
    Colombian data is current through June 2019. All of the data comes from the National Institute of Drugs and Food Surveillance (INVIMA), 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 Colombia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    The manufacturer has detected that the length of the crankcase exceeds the acetabular dome in the test or removal, it was determined that the snap fit between the threaded stud and the crank shaft assembly can lead to a gradual protrusion of the threaded stud with the time, which can lead to the potential occurrence of serious adverse events on patients.

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