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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 DePuy International Limited.

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 073 07 11 000
  • Event Initiated Date
    2011-07-18
  • Event Country
    Saudi Arabia
  • Event Source
    SFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://ncmdr.sfda.gov.sa/Secure/CA/CaViewRecall.aspx?caid=5&rid=670
  • 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 manufacturer has determined that the scale which serves as a secondary means of identifying screw length is incorrectly etched on the product. if the screw is placed in the wrong caddy slot and then used in surgery there is the possibility of the screw penetrating too deeply into the targeted vertebrae.

Device

Surgical instruments, implant: drill guide, Mountaineer OCT System Screw Caddy
  • Model / Serial
    Mountaineer OCT System Screw Caddy, Model No.: 2883-90-000
  • Product Description
    Surgical instruments, implant: drill guide
  • Manufacturer
    DePuy International Limited

Manufacturer

DePuy International Limited
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Johnson & Johnson
  • Manufacturers representative
    Johnson & Johnson Medical Meddile East, Riyadh, (01) 4603292
  • Source
    SFDA