Events

Recall of Corail AMT femoral stems

According to L’Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (ANSM), this recall involved a device in France that was produced by Depuy France.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Date
    2004-02-26
  • Event Country
    France
  • Event Source
    ANSM
  • Event Source URL
    https://ansm.sante.fr/S-informer/Informations-de-securite-Retraits-de-lots-et-de-produits/rappel-de-lots-de-tiges-femorales-corail-amt-societe-depuy-france
  • Notes / Alerts
    French data is current through early September 2018. All of the data comes from L’Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (ANSM), 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 France.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Action
    Reminder of Corail AMT femoral stem bundles, Depuy France company. On February 23, 2004, Afssaps was informed of the recall of several batches of Corail AMT femoral stems made by Depuy France on February 20, 2004. The 82 French health facilities concerned by this recall received the attached letter (26 / 02/2004) (8 KB). The other competent European authorities have not been informed of this measure, as French health facilities are the only ones to have Corail AMT femoral stems in their stocks. This information concerns the directors of health establishments and local correspondents of materiovigilance. for dissemination to orthopedic surgery services.

Device

Corail AMT femoral stems
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    medical_device
  • Manufacturer
    Depuy France

Manufacturer

Depuy France
  • Source
    LAANSM