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Field Safety Notices about RUSCH Sensor (400 Series), Silicone Rectal Pharyngeal Temperature Sensor, Non-sterile

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 Teleflex Medical.

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.

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  • Type of Event
    Field Safety Notice
  • Date
    2017-11-23
  • 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 products mentioned above are transurethral balloon catheters and rectal / pharyngeal catheters with integrated temperature sensors. teleflex recalled the product codes mentioned above after receiving complaints about variations in temperature measurements. misreaded temperatures can lead to misdiagnosis and exercise wrong therapies for the patient.

Device

RUSCH Sensor (400 Series), Silicone Rectal Pharyngeal Temperature Sensor, Non-sterile
  • Model / Serial
    179360-000140 179361-000140 179360-000160 179361-000160 179360-000180 179361-000180
  • Manufacturer
    Teleflex Medical

Manufacturer

Teleflex Medical