Events

Recall of STA APTT LT

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 DIAGNOSTICA STAGO.

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
    2001-06-26
  • 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-d-un-lot-du-reactif-sta-aptt-lt
  • 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 June 19, 2001, the company DIAGNOSTICA STAGO recalled lot 601638 of the reagent STA APTT LT - ref. 00164, following the presence in a few flasks, of a contaminant - mushroom type - likely to influence the value of activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT).

Device

STA APTT LT
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    in-vitro_medical_device
  • Manufacturer
    DIAGNOSTICA STAGO

Manufacturer

DIAGNOSTICA STAGO
  • Source
    LAANSM