Events

Recall of Pediatric arterial cannula TenderFlowTM

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 TERUMO.

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
    2008-10-30
  • 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-canule-arterielle-pediatrique-tenderflowtm-terumo-cardiovascular-systems
  • 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
    On 28/10/2008, the company TERUMO France withdrew from the market the lots and references mentioned in the recall of the medical device called: Pediatric arterial cannula TenderFlowTM, manufactured by Terumo Cardiovascular Systems, following complaints mentioning a problem of dimensional compatibility between the introducer and the body of the cannula .. The company TERUMO France has directly notified the recipients of the incriminated lots with the message attached (30/10/2008) (144 KB) validated by the Afssaps. This information is addressed to the directors and correspondents of materiovigilance for diffusion if necessary to the services concerned. The relevant European Competent Authorities are informed of this measure by the manufacturer.

Device

Pediatric arterial cannula TenderFlowTM
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    medical_device
  • Manufacturer
    TERUMO

Manufacturer

TERUMO