Field Safety Notices about HomeChoice PRO APD System

According to ALIMS (Agencija za lekove i medicinska sredstva), this field safety notices involved a device in Serbia that was produced by BAXTER HEALTHCARE.

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.

Learn more about the data here
  • Type of Event
    Field Safety Notice
  • Date
    2016-01-19
  • Event Date Posted
    2016-03-02
  • Event Country
  • Event Source
    ALIMSA
  • Event Source URL
  • 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
    An integral part of the homechoice pro is an air (pneumatic) pump.Certain sounds like buzzing, whistling, clicking and venting (air release) are expected and common during the operation of the appliance.Amplifying these sounds at certain stages of the camera's operation is also common.However, if any of these sounds increases significantly or a new sound occurs that was not previously heard during the operation of the appliance, the user should inform his doctor and / or sister or the manufacturer's representative.

Device

Manufacturer