Events

Safety Alert for Transport ventilator

According to National Institute of Drugs and Food Surveillance (INVIMA), this safety alert involved a device in Colombia that was produced by Weinmann Emergency Medical Technology Gmbh + Co-Kg.

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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
    A1509-425
  • Event Number
    2014EBC-0012502
  • Date
    2015-09-08
  • Event Country
    Colombia
  • Event Source
    INVIMA
  • Event Source URL
    https://app.invima.gov.co/alertas/dispositivos-medicos-invima?page=171
  • 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 the equipment can be deactivated sporadically during ventilation without the activation of the corresponding alarm, while the user makes adjustments in the menu, which can lead to possible adverse events being generated on the patient.

Device

Transport ventilator
  • Model / Serial
    MEDUMAT TRANSPORT with software version 5.x
  • Product Description
    MEDUMAT is a device to mechanically assist spontaneous pulmonary ventilation when it is non-existent, ineffective for life
  • Manufacturer
    Weinmann Emergency Medical Technology Gmbh + Co-Kg

Manufacturer

Weinmann Emergency Medical Technology Gmbh + Co-Kg