Events

Recall of Glidescope Titanium One-Shot Videolaryngoscope Blades

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 Verathon.

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
  • Event ID
    201603133
  • Date
    2016-03-03
  • Event Country
    France
  • Event Source
    ANSM
  • Event Source URL
    https://ansm.sante.fr/S-informer/Informations-de-securite-Retraits-de-lots-et-de-produits/lames-a-usage-unique-pour-videolaryngoscopes-glidescope-titanium-verathon-rappel-de-lots
  • 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 ANSM has been informed of the implementation of a batch withdrawal carried out by VERATHON MEDICAL. The users concerned have received the attached letter (03/03/2016) (257 ko). This safety action is registered with the ANSM under the number 201603133. You will be able to consult its progress on the Directory of the signaling of materiovigilance. by entering this registration number

Device

Glidescope Titanium One-Shot Videolaryngoscope Blades

Manufacturer

Verathon