Events

Safety Alert Or Field Safety Notices for Riata and Riata ST – all silicone coated models

According to Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, this safety alert or field safety notices involved a device in United Kingdom that was produced by St Jude Medical.

What is this?

Field safety notices are communications sent out by medical device manufacturers or their representatives in relation to actions that they may be taking in relation to their product that is on the market. These are mainly for health workers, but also for users. They can include recalls and alerts.

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  • Type of Event
    Safety alert / Field Safety Notice
  • Event ID
    MDA/2014/009
  • Event Number
    CON392815
  • Date
    2014-03-13
  • Event Date Posted
    2014-03-13
  • Event Country
    United Kingdom
  • Event Source
    MHRA
  • Event Source URL
    https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20150113054913/http://www.mhra.gov.uk/PrintPreview/MedicalDeviceAlertSP/CON392815?tabName=allTabs
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from the United Kingdom is current through April 2019. All of the data comes from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, 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 the United Kingdom.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    These blood glucose meters may give incorrect low blood glucose results when they are used with freestyle lite and freestyle blood glucose test strips. abbott diabetes care is therefore asking people to stop using these affected meters and to contact them to get a replacement. the manufacturer has sent field safety notices, dated 19 february 2014, to customers. to deal with this problem when using freestyle navigator continuous glucose monitoring system (1.0 and 1.5 generation) and the freestyle blood glucose meter built into the omnipod insulin management system, follow the advice in the manufacturer’s field safety notice.
  • Action
    Advise users to contact Abbott Diabetes Care customer services on 0500 467 466. Pharmacists supplying FreeStyle Lite and FreeStyle blood glucose test strips: When dispensing test strips advise users to contact Abbott Diabetes Care customer services for a replacement meter. Healthcare professionals managing patients: Advise users to contact Abbott Diabetes Care customer services for a replacement meter. This Medical Device Alert replaces MDA/2013/082R. Pharmacists supplying FreeStyle Lite and FreeStyle blood glucose test strips to patients who use the affected devices.

Device

Riata and Riata ST – all silicone coated models
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) leads. Riata and Riata ST – all silicone coated models.
  • Manufacturer
    St Jude Medical

Manufacturer

St Jude Medical
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Abbott Laboratories
  • Manufacturer comment
    “We are in constant communication with regulatory agencies and competent authorities worldwide which allows us to implement global recalls or in-country communication quickly and effectively,” Abbott, which now owns St. Jude Medical told ICIJ in a statement. In addition to sending global notices to physicians worldwide, we also make sure that product advisories are available online and classification of product recalls and product advisories are determined by global regulatory bodies which can impact the timing in any given country. MD companies follow varying regulations in different countries. In come countries software is not regulated so a recall in one country related to software would not be classified as a recall or field action in another. In addition, review cycles within the regulatory process can be different in each country which can impact communication and recall timing.
  • Source
    MHRA