Events

Recall of Sterile implants (for hip, knee, shoulder)

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 EUROS.

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
    2003-02-05
  • 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-d-implants-steriles-de-la-societe-euros
  • 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
    At the request of the Afssaps, the company EUROS withdraws from the market some batches of sterile implants (for hip, knee, shoulder) following high values ​​of initial contamination before sterilization. Given the small number of recipients, the manufacturer has informed them directly by sending them the list of references and lots concerned. For any information, you can contact EUROS at 04 42 71 42 71.

Device

Sterile implants (for hip, knee, shoulder)
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    medical_device
  • Manufacturer
    EUROS

Manufacturer

EUROS
  • Source
    LAANSM