Events

Recall of LoFric Insti-Cath bladder instillation probes

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 Astra Tech.

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
    2004-05-07
  • 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-sondes-d-instillation-vesicale-lofric-insti-cath-societe-astra-tech
  • 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
    Afssaps was informed of a recall of several lots of LoFric Insti-Cath bladder instillation probes made by Astra Tech on April 30, 2004 due to a quality problem with luer-lock tips. Health facilities concerned by the recall, in France, received the enclosed letter (30/04/2004) (31 KB). The other European Competent Authorities have been informed of this measure by the manufacturer.

Device

LoFric Insti-Cath bladder instillation probes
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    medical_device
  • Manufacturer
    Astra Tech

Manufacturer

Astra Tech