Field Safety Notices about DePuy's cemented polished CoCr alloy femoral hip stems combined with MoM articulation

According to Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte, this field safety notices involved a device in Germany that was produced by DePuy.

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Field safety notices are communications sent out by medical device manufacturers or their representatives in relation to actions that they may be taking in relation to their product that is on the market. These are mainly for health workers, but also for users. They can include recalls and alerts.

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  • Type of Event
    Field Safety Notice
  • Event ID
    02877/12
  • Date
    2012-08-27
  • Event Country
  • Event Source
    BAM
  • Event Source URL
  • Notes / Alerts
    German data is current through October 2018. All of the data comes from Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte, 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 data from the U.S. and Germany.
  • Extra notes in the data

Device

  • Model / Serial
  • Implanted device?
    Yes
  • Product Description
    Non-active implants - bone surgery
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer