Events

Safety Alert for Antiseptic Body Cleansing Washcloths – COMFORT

According to National Institute of Drugs and Food Surveillance (INVIMA), this safety alert involved a device in Colombia that was produced by Sage Products Inc./ Comfort Personal Cleasing Products.

What is this?

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
    R1611-507
  • Event Number
    2010DM-0006410
  • Date
    2016-11-04
  • Event Country
    Colombia
  • Event Source
    INVIMA
  • Event Source URL
    https://app.invima.gov.co/alertas/dispositivos-medicos-invima?page=116
  • 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 determined that the referenced devices could potentially be contaminated with the bacterium burkholderia cepacia, a situation that would lead to the occurrence of possible adverse events on the patients.

Device

Antiseptic Body Cleansing Washcloths – COMFORT

Manufacturer

Sage Products Inc./ Comfort Personal Cleasing Products
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Stryker
  • Source
    NIDFSINVIMA