Events

Field Safety Notices about Fixture 1002.65A0

According to Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices of the Republic of Slovenia (via FOI), this field safety notices involved a device in Slovenia that was produced by MAQUET GmbH.

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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
    2016-07-19
  • Event Country
    Slovenia
  • Event Source
    AMPMDRS
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from Slovenia is current through February 2019. All of the data comes from the Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices of the Republic of Slovenia (via FOI), 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 Slovenia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    The fixture (1002.65a0) is designed as a connecting element for the support and positioning of the patient's head on a maquet or table immediately before, during and after surgical interventions as well as for examination and treatment. the fixture is used to adapt a range of different head rests and horseshoe head rests with a central square mount.

Device

Fixture 1002.65A0

Manufacturer

MAQUET GmbH
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Getinge AB
  • Source
    AMPMDRS