Events

Recall of LIGACLIP ERCA

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 ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY.

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
    2004-06-14
  • 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-de-multi-applicateurs-de-clips-endoscopiques-de-la-societe-ethicon
  • 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
    In agreement with Afssaps, the company ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY withdraws from the market the attached lots, medical devices called multi-applicators endoscopic clips LIGACLIP ERCA product code ER320 and Flex Tray kits including reference ER320, more several reports worldwide, crossing clips, may lead to incorrect suture vessels .. The health facilities involved in this recall, have received the attached mail (14/06/2004) (443 KB) for local correspondents of materiovigilance, pharmacists and directors.

Device

LIGACLIP ERCA

Manufacturer

ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY
  • Source
    LAANSM