International Medical Devices Database

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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
Event ID
1619070
Event Date Posted
2016-06-16
Event Country
Greece
Event Source
NOM
Event Source URL
http://www.eof.gr/web/guest/withdrawalsmedical?p_p_id=62_INSTANCE_Eh5C&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_62_INSTANCE_Eh5C_struts_action=%2Fjournal_articles%2Fview&_62_INSTANCE_Eh5C_groupId=12225&_62_INSTANCE_Eh5C_articleId=1619070&_62_INSTANCE_Eh5C_version=1.0
Notes / Alerts

Greek data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the National Organization for Medicines, 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 Greece.
Extra notes in the data
Action
Batch recall of the Alere TESTPACK + Plus STREP A diagnostic kit

Device

Alere TESTPACK + Plus STREP A diagnostic kit

Model / Serial
Product Description
Batch recall of the Alere TESTPACK + Plus STREP A diagnostic kit
Manufacturer
Alere Medical Co., Ltd - Japan

Manufacturer

Alere Medical Co., Ltd - Japan

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
NOM

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Recall of Alere TESTPACK + Plus STREP A diagnostic kit

What is this?

Device

Alere TESTPACK + Plus STREP A diagnostic kit

Manufacturer

Alere Medical Co., Ltd - Japan