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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 Synthes Inc.

What is this?

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 097 11 12 000
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-11-24
  • Event Country
    Saudi Arabia
  • Event Source
    SFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://ncmdr.sfda.gov.sa/Secure/CA/CaViewRecall.aspx?caid=5&rid=2618
  • 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: NCAR
    SFDA urges all hospitals that have devices subjected to recall, to contact the company.
  • Reason
    The product is packaged in two pouches; a sterile, internal pouch within an external pouch. there is a potential for damage to the external pouch. the recall is being initiated due to the possibility that the outer pouch may be compromised.

Device

Femur nail, sterile, Trochanteric Fixation Nails
  • Model / Serial
    Lot/batch no.: All, up to and inclusing 7060897 Part Number: See attached
  • Product Description
    Trochanteric Nail Kit, Fixation
  • Manufacturer
    Synthes Inc

Manufacturer

Synthes Inc
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Johnson & Johnson
  • Manufacturers representative
    Isam Economic Co., Riyadh, (01) 4600846
  • Source
    SFDA