Events

Recall of MICRO CHIR PROVENCE

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 KRATZ.

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
    2003-10-14
  • Event Country
    France
  • Event Source
    ANSM
  • Event Source URL
    https://ansm.sante.fr/S-informer/Informations-de-securite-Retraits-de-lots-et-de-produits/suspension-de-commercialisation-de-certains-dispositifs-medicaux-mis-sur-le-marche-par-mcp
  • 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 manufacture, operation, export, wholesale distribution, placing on the market for free or for a fee, the holding for sale or the free distribution of sterile medical devices called "KRATZ blepharostats" and "infusion cannulas" used in ophthalmic surgery, manufactured and placed on the market by the company "MICRO CHIR PROVENCE", known as MCP, are suspended until they are brought into compliance with the laws and regulations in force. Decision of the Director General of Afssaps (14/08/2003) (73 KB) This decision took effect as of 12 September 2003, date of its publication in the French Official Journal. subject to withdrawal by the company "MCP" and its customers have been warned.

Device

MICRO CHIR PROVENCE
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    medical_device
  • Manufacturer
    KRATZ

Manufacturer

KRATZ
  • Source
    LAANSM