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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 SMI A.G..

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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 011 02 16 000
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-02-04
  • Event Country
    Saudi Arabia
  • Event Source
    SFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://ncmdr.sfda.gov.sa/Secure/CA/CaViewRecall.aspx?caid=4&rid=8837
  • 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
    Jama medical co,ltd located at riyadh saudi arabia is the exclusively authorized distributor of smi brand sutures in sudi arabia. they informed us that they found fake products (copies from smi products) in the market.

Device

SMI surgical sutures
  • Model / Serial
    code n° 11301536 with Lot number 150410
  • Product Description
    single use device,
  • Manufacturer
    SMI A.G.

Manufacturer

SMI A.G.
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Smi
  • Manufacturers representative
    Jama Medical Co. Ltd.
  • Source
    SFDA