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Safety Alert for Axiom Artis

According to National Institute of Drugs and Food Surveillance (INVIMA), this safety alert involved a device in Colombia that was produced by Siemens Shenzhen Magnetic Resonance Ltd. || Siemens Healthcare Gmbh || Siemens A.G..

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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
    I1705-153
  • Event Number
    2008EBC-0001426
  • Date
    2017-05-02
  • Event Country
    Colombia
  • Event Source
    INVIMA
  • Event Source URL
    https://app.invima.gov.co/alertas/dispositivos-medicos-invima?page=90
  • 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 informs about a possible quality problem that affects the safety of the use of the wireless trigger pedal, due to a hole that can lead to the penetration of liquids inside, these liquids can not only be cleaning or disinfecting agents, but also bodily fluids, only the wireless trigger pedals that have been installed after january 1, 2005, are affected, this could lead to possible adverse events on the patient or delays in the procedure.

Device

Axiom Artis

Manufacturer

Siemens Shenzhen Magnetic Resonance Ltd. || Siemens Healthcare Gmbh || Siemens A.G.
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Siemens Ag
  • Source
    NIDFSINVIMA