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
2595433
Event Date Posted
2017-12-12
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=2595433&_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
"Orthogonal / Pharyngeal Temperature Sensor, Non-Sterilized" and "RUSCH Sensor (400 Series) Silicone"

Device

Orthogonal / Pharyngeal Temperature Sensor, Non-Sterilized" and "RUSCH Sensor (Series 400) Silicone

Model / Serial
Product Description
Recall of specific batches of Medical Devices "Orthogonal / Pharyngeal Temperature Sensor, Non-Sterilized" and "RUSCH Sensor (Series 400) Silicone
Manufacturer
Teleflex Malaysia Sdn. Bdh Malaysia

Manufacturer

Teleflex Malaysia Sdn. Bdh Malaysia

Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
Teleflex Incorporated
Source
NOM

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Recall of Orthogonal / Pharyngeal Temperature Sensor, Non-Sterilized" and "RUSCH Sensor (Series 400) Silicone

What is this?

Device

Orthogonal / Pharyngeal Temperature Sensor, Non-Sterilized" and "RUSCH Sensor (Series 400) Silicone

Manufacturer

Teleflex Malaysia Sdn. Bdh Malaysia