Recall of Unisis Uniever Pencil Point 25G x 90mm Spinal Needle with guide needle

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

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
    13128
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-07-12
  • Event Country
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
  • 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: InterMed Medical Ltd, 71 Apollo Drive, Albany, AUCKLAND 1311
  • Reason
    Manufacturer has received 1 report of an empty needle pouch. customers of needles manufactured on the same day are advised of the potential for this to occur and to report/return any affected device.
  • Action
    Manufacturer to issue advice regarding use

Device

  • Model / Serial
    Model: US-PP2590, Affected: 11K034
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer