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Safety Alert for Standard Offset Cup Impactor

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

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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
    2014-03-13
  • Event Date Posted
    2014-03-13
  • Event Country
    Hong Kong
  • Event Source
    DH
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.mdco.gov.hk/english/safety/recalls/recalls_20140313a.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: greatbatch medical standard offset cup impactor the united states food and drug administration (fda) has issued a medical device safety alert concerning standard offset cup impactor manufactured by greatbatch medical. the affected device was manufactured from january 2004 through january 2013 and distributed from january 2004 through december 2013. the manufacturer has identified through internal sterility assurance level validation testing that a sterility assurance level of 10-6 is not achieved on the standard offset cup impactor when it is subjected to the steam sterilization cycles and associated dry times that are specified in the current instructions for use provided with the device. the manufacturer has not received any reports of deaths, illnesses, injuries, or other adverse effects associated with this issue. greatbatch has developed new sterilization recommendations that meet acceptable sterility assurance levels (aami st79 standard). customers who have the affected product should immediately begin utilizing the new sterilization instructions. for details, please refer to the following fda websites: http://www.Accessdata.Fda.Gov/scripts/enforcement/enforce_rpt-product-tabs.Cfm?action=select&recall_number=z-1119-2014&w=03122014&lang=eng http://www.Fda.Gov/safety/medwatch/safetyinformation/safetyalertsforhumanmedicalproducts/ucm388928.Htm http://www.Fda.Gov/medicaldevices/safety/listofrecalls/ucm389005.Htm http://www.Fda.Gov/safety/recalls/ucm388883.Htm if you are in possession of the affected products, please contact your supplier for necessary actions. posted on 13 march 2014.

Device

Standard Offset Cup Impactor

Manufacturer

Greatbatch Medical