Events

Recall of William Cook Europe Zenith Alpha™ Thoracic Endovascular Graft (ZTA-/-)

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by William Cook Europe ApS.

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
    21320
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-04-12
  • 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: Obex Medical Ltd, 303 Manukau Road, Epsom, AUCKLAND
  • Reason
    The manufacturer calls attention to several aspects of the new version of the instructions for use (ifu) for the zenith alpha thoracic endovascular graft. these updates are of key importance when using the device to treat blunt thoracic aortic injury (btai), which is now covered under the newly approved indication for isolated lesions of the descending thoracic aorta.
  • Action
    Instructions for use to be updated

Device

William Cook Europe Zenith Alpha™ Thoracic Endovascular Graft (ZTA-/-)

Manufacturer

William Cook Europe ApS