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Safety Alert for Comprehensive Thoracic Implant System

According to National Institute of Drugs and Food Surveillance (INVIMA), this safety alert involved a device in Colombia that was produced by Medxpert Gmbh.

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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
    I1503-133
  • Event Number
    2010DM-0006046
  • Date
    2015-03-20
  • Event Country
    Colombia
  • Event Source
    INVIMA
  • Event Source URL
    https://app.invima.gov.co/alertas/dispositivos-medicos-invima?page=182
  • 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 states that there is the possibility of rupture of the crossbars or connectors of the system, attributing the failure to its mechanical overload capacity after 18 months of implantation, leading to potentially adverse events on the patients.

Device

Comprehensive Thoracic Implant System
  • Model / Serial
    01410190, lots 2011003417 and 2010004014
  • Product Description
    Implants for deformities, traumas, fractures and alterations of the thoracic system and other diseases of the sternum and ribs.
  • Manufacturer
    Medxpert Gmbh

Manufacturer

Medxpert Gmbh