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Field Safety Notices about LaserEdge® Knives

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 Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 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
    2017-02-15
  • 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
    During the time period of jan 2016 – sept 2016 it has been determined through the complaint trending program that the following laseredge surgical knives may have demonstrated higher than normal complaints for dull knives. we are committed to ensuring that all of our products meet the highest standards of quality and take matters such as this very seriously, which is why we are taking this action. .

Device

LaserEdge® Knives

Manufacturer

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.