Events

Recall of Tubing for insufflator

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
    2006-06-19
  • 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-tubulures-pour-insufflateur-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 company STRYKER removed from the market on June 15, 2006 the batches of the references specified in the attached message, of the medical device called "single-use tubing for insufflator 20 l" (used in laparoscopy) following the possibility of micro-holes in the packaging inducing the risk of non-sterility .. The company has directly notified the recipients of the incriminated lots with the message attached (19/06/2006) (24 KB) validated by Afssaps. This information is addressed to the directors of health establishments, pharmacists 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

Tubing for insufflator
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    medical_device
  • Manufacturer
    STRYKER

Manufacturer

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