Events

Safety Alert for Multi-parameter monitor

According to National Institute of Drugs and Food Surveillance (INVIMA), this safety alert involved a device in Colombia that was produced by Philips Medical Systems || Invivo Corporation || Philips Medizin Systeme Boeblingen Gmbh || Sanmina-Sci Systems Singapore Pte Ltd || Shenzhen Goldway Industrial Inc || Witt Biomedical Corporation.

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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
    I1405-217
  • Event Number
    2008EBC-0002562
  • Date
    2014-05-27
  • Event Country
    Colombia
  • Event Source
    INVIMA
  • Event Source URL
    https://app.invima.gov.co/alertas/dispositivos-medicos-invima?page=203
  • 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 in the aforementioned equipment they may overheat due to the performance of the lithium ion batteries "m4605a and m4607a" after more than three years of use or 500 charging cycles, leading to possible delays in the care or incidents that affect the patients .

Device

Multi-parameter monitor

Manufacturer

Philips Medical Systems || Invivo Corporation || Philips Medizin Systeme Boeblingen Gmbh || Sanmi...
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Philips
  • Source
    NIDFSINVIMA