Events

Recall of Tracoe Twist Tracheostomy tube

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

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
    15220
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-08-26
  • 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: W M Bamford & Co Ltd, 12 Victoria Street, LOWER HUTT
  • Reason
    Difficulty changing the inner cannula as the locking system can be too tight.
  • Action
    Instructions for use to be updated

Device

Tracoe Twist Tracheostomy tube
  • Model / Serial
    Model: Catalogue Numbers: 301,302,303,304,305,306,888-306,309;501,503,506;301-P,302-P,306-P,888-306-P;320,321,322,888-322, Affected: Manufactured between Dec-2012 and Jun-2013
  • Manufacturer
    TRACOE medical GmbH

Manufacturer

TRACOE medical GmbH