Recall of Femoral heads V40 + 16mm

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 STRYKER.

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
    2007-12-03
  • Event Country
  • Event Source
    ANSM
  • Event Source URL
  • 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
    The Afssaps was informed by the company Stryker on 26/11/2007 the recall of femoral heads V40 + 16mm. In France, no patient has been implanted with this device. The only user concerned in France has received the attached letter (03/12/2007) (112 KB). The competent European authorities have been informed of this measure by the manufacturer. This information is addressed to the directors of health establishments and local correspondents of materiovigilance for diffusion to the concerned services.

Device

  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    medical_device
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
  • Source
    LAANSM