Events

Recall of STRYKEFLOW 2

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 STRYKER.

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
    2006-01-19
  • 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-de-boites-d-aspirateurs-irrigateurs-strykeflow-2-de-la-societe-stryker
  • 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    The STRYKER company has withdrawn from the market on November 28, 2005 the defective units of lots 05258FG2 to 05299FG2 of the medical device called "vacuum cleaners / irrigators STRYKEFLOW 2 - box of 6" reference 250-070-500 following the risk of damage to the packaging may lead to loss of sterility of the product. The analysis of cause led STRYKER to extend the recall to batches 05151FG2 to 05257FG2 .. The company directly notified the recipients of the incriminated lots with the message attached (19/01/2006) (37 KB) validated by Afssaps .. This information is addressed to the directors of health establishments and local correspondents of materiovigilance for dissemination, where appropriate to the services concerned .. The relevant European Competent Authorities are informed of this measure by the manufacturer.

Device

STRYKEFLOW 2
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    medical_device
  • Manufacturer
    STRYKER

Manufacturer

STRYKER
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Stryker
  • Source
    LAANSM