Recall of Unipolar head V40 for total hip prosthesis

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
    2011-05-31
  • Event Country
  • Event Source
    ANSM
  • Event Source URL
  • 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
    Afssaps was informed on 23/05/2011 of the implementation of a recall made by Stryker France. The affected users have received the attached mail (31/05/2011) (63 KB). Read auss. Unipolar head V40 for hip prosthesis - Stryker France - Security Information. (11/08/2011)

Device

  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    medical_device
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
  • Source
    LAANSM