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Safety Alert for Various Bandages

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

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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
    2011-10-18
  • Event Country
    Hong Kong
  • Event Source
    DH
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.mdco.gov.hk/english/safety/recalls/recalls_20111018b.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
    Urgent field safety notice: “choice for health” various bandages it has come to our attention that the united kingdom medicines and healthcare products regulatory agency (mhra) has issued an urgent field safety notice regarding various bandages of the brand “choice for health”. national health services (nhs) supply chain has been made aware by the manufacturer tiger medical products that the seal integrity of the packaging on the primary sterile pouch on some of the above products may be compromised. subsequent use may pose an increased risk of localized infection. nhs supply chain suggests that uk users should quarantine the products and return the affected product to nhs supply chain for further investigation. for details, please refer to the following mhra website: http://www.Mhra.Gov.Uk/safetyinformation/safetywarningsalertsandrecalls/fieldsafetynotices/index.Htm if you are in possession of the affected product, please contact your supplier for necessary actions.

Device

Various Bandages
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    Medical Device Safety Alert: "Choice for Health" Various Bandages
  • Manufacturer
    N/A

Manufacturer

N/A
  • Source
    DH