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According to Saudi Food & Drug Authority, this translation missing: en.activerecord.attributes.event.types.recall_field_safety_notice involved a device in Saudi Arabia that was produced by St. Jude Medical Inc.

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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
    Recall / Field Safety Notice
  • Event ID
    mdprc 096 04 18 000
  • Event Initiated Date
    2018-04-22
  • Event Country
    Saudi Arabia
  • Event Source
    SFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://ncmdr.sfda.gov.sa/Secure/CA/CaViewRecall.aspx?caid=4&rid=12484
  • Notes / Alerts
    Saudi data is current through January 2019. All of the data comes from the Saudi Food & Drug 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 Saudi Arabia.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Report Source: NCMDR
    SFDA urges all hospitals that have devices subjected to recall, to contact the company.
  • Reason
    As part of a planned series of system updates that began in 2017 with the release of merlin@home™ v8.2.2 software, we are writing to make you aware of new firmware intended to further strengthen the security and improve the performance of our high voltage implantable cardiac devices (icds and crt-ds). the firmware upgrade is recommended for all eligible patients and includes the following updates: 1. a battery performance alert update to provide further detection capability for premature battery depletion in certain high voltage devices (i.E., battery advisory devices), and 2. a cybersecurity update to provide an additional layer of protection against unauthorized device access.

Device

Battery Performance Alert and Cybersecurity Firmware Updates for Certain ICD & CRT-D Devices
  • Model / Serial
    v8.2.2 software Fortify, Fortify Assura, Quadra Assura, Quadra Assura MP, Unify, Unify Assura, and Unify Quadra devices manufactured between January 2010 and May 2015 Ellipse, Promote Quadra Current, Promote
  • Product Description
    ICD & CRT-D Devices
  • Manufacturer
    St. Jude Medical Inc

Manufacturer

St. Jude Medical Inc
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Abbott Laboratories
  • Manufacturer comment
    “We are in constant communication with regulatory agencies and competent authorities worldwide which allows us to implement global recalls or in-country communication quickly and effectively,” Abbott, which now owns St. Jude Medical told ICIJ in a statement. In addition to sending global notices to physicians worldwide, we also make sure that product advisories are available online and classification of product recalls and product advisories are determined by global regulatory bodies which can impact the timing in any given country. MD companies follow varying regulations in different countries. In come countries software is not regulated so a recall in one country related to software would not be classified as a recall or field action in another. In addition, review cycles within the regulatory process can be different in each country which can impact communication and recall timing.
  • Manufacturers representative
    Al-Jeel Medical & Trading Co. LTD
  • Source
    SFDA