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Field Safety Notices about Healon EndoCoat OVD

According to ALIMS (Agencija za lekove i medicinska sredstva), this field safety notices involved a device in Serbia that was produced by Abbott Medical Optics 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
    Field Safety Notice
  • Date
    2014-04-12
  • Event Date Posted
    2015-09-01
  • Event Country
    Serbia
  • Event Source
    ALIMSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.alims.gov.rs/latin/2015/01/09/%d0%b2%d0%b0%d0%b6%d0%bd%d0%be-%d0%be%d0%b1%d0%b0%d0%b2%d0%b5%d1%88%d1%82%d0%b5%d1%9a%d0%b5-%d0%be-%d0%bc%d0%b5%d0%b4%d0%b8%d1%86%d0%b8%d0%bd%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%bc-%d1%81%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%b4%d1%81-4/
  • Notes / Alerts
    Serbian data is current through February 2018. All of the data comes from ALIMS (Agencija za lekove i medicinska sredstva), 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 Serbia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    This safety note was made to further emphasize the correct technique for using healon endocoat sprays. the manufacturer has received complaints about the detachment of the finger rests from the body of the syringe while pushing the piston. this separation of the finger restraint can cause the surgeon's arm with the cannula to be unwanted to move more than intended, which can lead to injury to the eye.

Device

Healon EndoCoat OVD

Manufacturer

Abbott Medical Optics Inc.