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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 Biosense Webster 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 119 10 18 000
  • Event Initiated Date
    2018-10-23
  • Event Country
    Saudi Arabia
  • Event Source
    SFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://ncmdr.sfda.gov.sa/Secure/CA/CaViewRecall.aspx?caid=4&rid=13373
  • 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
    Through the post-market surveillance process, biosense webster, inc. has observed a higher than expected reported rate of char formation for the thermocool smarttouch sf uni-directional navigation catheter and the thermocool smarttouch sf bi-directional navigation catheter (collectively, the “thermocool smarttouch sf catheters”).

Device

THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF Uni-Directional Navigation Catheter & THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF Bi-Direct...
  • Model / Serial
    Catalog No: D1347XX, D1348XX, D1347XXIL, D1348XXIL
  • Product Description
    Catheters, Cardiac, Ablation
  • Manufacturer
    Biosense Webster Inc.

Manufacturer

Biosense Webster Inc.
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Johnson & Johnson
  • Manufacturers representative
    Johnson & Johnson Medical Saudi Arabia Limited
  • Source
    SFDA