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Safety Alert for MOVES System and its Lithium Polymer Batteries

According to Department of Health, this safety alert involved a device in Hong Kong that was produced by Thornhill Research Inc.

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Alerts provide important information and recommendations about products. Even though an alert has been issued, it does not necessarily mean a product is considered to be unsafe. Safety Alerts, addressed to health workers and users, may include recalls. They can be written by manufacturers, but also by health officials.

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  • Type of Event
    Safety alert
  • Date
    2016-01-25
  • Event Date Posted
    2016-01-25
  • Event Country
    Hong Kong
  • Event Source
    DH
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.mdco.gov.hk/english/safety/recalls/recalls_20160125b.html
  • Notes / Alerts
    Hong Kong data is current through September 2018. All of the data comes from the Department of Health (Hong Kong), 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 data from the U.S. and Hong Kong.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Medical Device Safety Alert
  • Reason
    Medical device safety alert: thornhill research inc moves system and its lithium polymer batteries the united states food and drug administration (fda) has issued an alert concerning the moves system and its lithium polymer batteries manufactured by thornhill research inc. according to the fda, the batteries were found unresponsive after storage, not recognized by the main device, and are perpetually enabled. for details, please refer to the fda website: http://www.Accessdata.Fda.Gov/scripts/enforcement/enforce_rpt-event-detail.Cfm?action=detail&id=72867&w=01202016%e2%8c%a9=eng if you are in possession of the affected products, please contact your supplier for necessary actions. posted on 25 january 2016.

Device

MOVES System and its Lithium Polymer Batteries

Manufacturer

Thornhill Research Inc