Events

Recall of Bard Australia Pty Limited Arctic Sun

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Medivance Inc.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    21346
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-04-26
  • Event Country
    New Zealand
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, 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 New Zealand.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: Pharmacy Retailing (NZ) Ltd t/a Healthcare Logistics, 54 Carbine Road, Mt Wellington, AUCKLAND
  • Reason
    The arctic sun® 5000 temperature management system when in excess of 2,000 system hours, without conducting preventative maintenance, may result in failure of certain components in the system, specifically issues associated with insufficient cooling and pumping issues.
  • Action
    Manufacturer to issue advice regarding use

Device

Bard Australia Pty Limited Arctic Sun
  • Model / Serial
    Model: , Affected: ARCTIC SUN 5000 Temperature Management System
  • Manufacturer
    Medivance Inc

Manufacturer

Medivance Inc