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Field Safety Notices about maestro cardiac ablation system

According to Ministero della Salute (Health Ministry), this field safety notices involved a device in Italy that was produced by BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION.

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Field safety notices are communications sent out by medical device manufacturers or their representatives in relation to actions that they may be taking in relation to their product that is on the market. These are mainly for health workers, but also for users. They can include recalls and alerts.

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  • Type of Event
    Field Safety Notice
  • Event ID
    8181
  • Date
    2000-01-01
  • Event Country
    Italy
  • Event Source
    MSHM
  • Event Source URL
    http://www.salute.gov.it/portale/news/p3_2_1_3_1_1.jsp?lingua=italiano&menu=notizie&p=avvisi&tipo=dispo&id=8181
  • Notes / Alerts
    Italian data is current through August 2018. All of the data comes from Ministero della Salute (Health Ministry), 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 Italy.
  • Extra notes in the data

Device

maestro cardiac ablation system
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    m00440000- maestro 4000 controller m0044000d0- maestro 4000 controller, demo m0044000h0- maestro 4000 controller, hospital owned m0044000r0- maestro 4000 controller, repaired m0044000z0- maestro 4000 controller, zero co
  • Manufacturer
    BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

Manufacturer

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Boston Scientific
  • Manufacturer comment
    “We take a patient-first approach to assessing the applicability of every recall and communicate to regulatory bodies in all geographies where the recalled device is sold,” Boston Scientific said in a statement to ICIJ. “We have coordinated several recalls across many countries in a timely manner,” the company said, adding that it complies with all national laws, which can often vary and require different processes for reporting information or taking action on recalls. The company said it uses a rigorous and uniform process to take action on recalls and that “when we initiate a field action (e.g. recall, safety alert), every customer who has received an affected product receives a communication that includes a letter for the physician.”
  • Source
    MSHM