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Field Safety Notices about Cook Vital-Port®  Vascular Access System

According to Inspectie Gezondheidszorg en Jeugd, this field safety notices involved a device in Netherlands that was produced by Cook Incorporated.

What is this?

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
  • Date
    2017-11-29
  • Event Country
    Netherlands
  • Event Source
    IGJ
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.igj.nl/onderwerpen/waarschuwingen-medische-hulpmiddelen/documenten/waarschuwingen/2017/11/29/cook-2017fa0019---cook-vital-port-vascular-access-system
  • Notes / Alerts
    The data from the Netherlands is current through October 2018. All of the data comes from Inspectie Gezondheidszorg en Jeugd, 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 the Netherlands.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    During testing of the non-coring needle, it was identified that the non-coring needle provided with the cook vital-port® vascular access system (vital-port) may cut or dislodge a core or sliver of material from the vital-port septum when the non-coring needle is inserted into the vital-port. this needle is used on the initial implant of the vital-port.

Device

Cook Vital-Port®  Vascular Access System

Manufacturer

Cook Incorporated