Events

Recall of EEA DST Circular Anastomosis Stapler

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 Covidien France SAS.

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
    2008-03-31
  • Event Country
    France
  • Event Source
    ANSM
  • Event Source URL
    https://ansm.sante.fr/S-informer/Informations-de-securite-Retraits-de-lots-et-de-produits/retrait-de-lots-d-agrafeuses-pour-anastomose-circulaire-eea-dst-de-diametre-25-mm-28-mm-31-mm-societe-covidien-france-sas
  • 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
    On March 26, 2008, Covidien France SAS has withdrawn from the market all batches that do not end with the letter H of the references contained in the enclosed message of the medical device called EEA DST Circular Anastomosis Stapler for Diameter 25 mm , 28 mm, 31 mm, manufactured by United States Surgical, following materovigilance reports related to the use of these medical devices resulting in postoperative latencies. Covidien France SAS has directly notified the recipients of the incriminated lots with the enclosed message (26/03/2008) (29 KB) validated by Afssaps. This information is addressed to the correspondents of materiovigilance for diffusion if necessary to the services concerned. The competent European authorities concerned are informed of this measure by Afssaps.

Device

EEA DST Circular Anastomosis Stapler

Manufacturer

Covidien France SAS
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Medtronic plc
  • Manufacturer comment
    “If our surveillance systems identify a potential performance issue, our personnel promptly evaluate the problem, including, when appropriate, conducting root cause investigations and internal testing to assess whether the product continues to meet specifications and defined performance criteria,” Medtronic told ICIJ in a statement. “In some cases, based on this evaluation, Medtronic may determine that a recall is necessary.” The company said that it communicates with healthcare providers and/or patients and provide recommendations to address such issues. Medtronic noted that these communications can include letters, emails, calls, press releases, physician notifications and social media postings, as well as informing the FDA and other regulators of the actions.
  • Source
    LAANSM