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Field Safety Notices about disposable covers to secure devon light glove surgical light holders with serial numbers beginning with the digits 508xxxx or below

According to Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices and Biocidal Products, this field safety notices involved a device in Poland that was produced by Covidien.

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Field safety notices are communications sent out by medical device manufacturers or their representatives in relation to actions that they may be taking in relation to their product that is on the market. These are mainly for health workers, but also for users. They can include recalls and alerts.

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  • Type of Event
    Field Safety Notice
  • Event ID
    2231
  • Date
    2015-06-03
  • Event Country
    Poland
  • Event Source
    ORMPMDBP
  • Event Source URL
    http://www.urpl.gov.pl/pl/notatka-bezpiecze%C5%84stwa-firmy-covidien-dotycz%C4%85ca-wycofania-z-obrotu-i-u%C5%BCywania-jednorazowych-os%C5%82on-do
  • Notes / Alerts
    Polish data is current through November 2018. All of the data comes from the Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices and Biocidal Products, 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 Poland.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Action
    Covidien's safety notice regarding the withdrawal from the market and the use of disposable covers to secure Devon Light Glove surgical illumination handles with serial numbers beginning with the numbers 508xxxx or below

Device

disposable covers to secure devon light glove surgical light holders with serial numbers beginnin...

Manufacturer

Covidien
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Medtronic plc
  • Manufacturer comment
    “If our surveillance systems identify a potential performance issue, our personnel promptly evaluate the problem, including, when appropriate, conducting root cause investigations and internal testing to assess whether the product continues to meet specifications and defined performance criteria,” Medtronic told ICIJ in a statement. “In some cases, based on this evaluation, Medtronic may determine that a recall is necessary.” The company said that it communicates with healthcare providers and/or patients and provide recommendations to address such issues. Medtronic noted that these communications can include letters, emails, calls, press releases, physician notifications and social media postings, as well as informing the FDA and other regulators of the actions.
  • Source
    ORMPMDBP