Events

Recall of Epicutaneo-cave catheter Neocath in peel pack

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

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
    22771
  • Event Initiated Date
    2018-04-05
  • 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: Thermo Fisher Scientific New Zealand Ltd, 244 Bush Road, Albany, AUCKLAND
  • Reason
    The manufacturer has become aware of a potential issue with : dpx-nt, dpx bravo, dpx duo, dpx-md, prodigy, prodigy advance systems running encore software from version 9.0 to version 10.0, wherein reports may be sent to the pacs under the wrong patient per the dicom/pacs header.
  • Action
    Manufacturer to issue advice regarding use

Device

Epicutaneo-cave catheter Neocath in peel pack
  • Model / Serial
    Model: All DPX-NT, DPX Bravo, DPX Duo, DPX-MD, Prodigy, Prodigy Advance Systems running enCORE software from version 9.0 to version 10.0., Affected:
  • Manufacturer
    Vygon SA

Manufacturer

Vygon SA