Events

Safety Alert for Reusable Ophthalmic Measuring Instruments - Incision Gauge 3.5 / 4.0

According to Ministry of Health, this safety alert involved a device in Lithuania that was produced by Stephens Instruments, USA.

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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
  • Event Number
    2
  • Date
    2018-06-27
  • Event Country
    Lithuania
  • Event Source
    MH
  • Event Source URL
    http://www.vaspvt.gov.lt/node/115
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from Lithuania is current through December 2018. All of the data comes from the Ministry of Health, 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 Lithuania.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Medical devices and their packaging do not bear the ce conformity marking, which does not comply with the requirements of articles 38 and 39 of the regulation; neither medical devices nor their packaging contain data on the manufacturer's authorized representative in the european economic area, which does not meet the requirements of annex 1, paragraph 14.3.1 of the regulation; the batch / serial number is not specified, which does not meet the requirements of annex 1, paragraph 14.3.4 of the regulation; neither medical devices nor their packaging indicate any special medical device maintenance, use conditions, and warnings and / or precautions, which do not comply with annex 1, paragraph 14.3.9 of the regulation. - 14.3.11. requirements of sub-paragraphs.
  • Action
    Do not allow to enter the Lithuanian market

Device

Reusable Ophthalmic Measuring Instruments - Incision Gauge 3.5 / 4.0

Manufacturer

Stephens Instruments, USA
  • Manufacturers representative
    UAB Fox Vision
  • Source
    MH