International Medical Devices Database

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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
Event ID
6.6.4-2014-25020
Event Country
Sweden
Event Source
SMPA
Event Source URL
https://lakemedelsverket.se/malgrupp/Halso---sjukvard/Medicinteknisk-sakerhetsinformation/fran-tillverkare/FSN2014/In-vitro-diagnostiska-produkter--Alere-Triage-BNP-test-for-immunanalyssystem-i-Access-serien--Alere-San-Diego-Inc/#
Notes / Alerts

Swedish data is current through 2018. All of the data comes from the Swedish Medical Products Agency, 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 data from the U.S. and Sweden.
Extra notes in the data

FCA-005-14; MDSS ref: IVD14.017
Action
Information on the risk of use.

Device

Alere Triage® GDP-test immunoassay systems in Access Series

Model / Serial
Product Description
In-vitro diagnostic products
Manufacturer
Alere San Diego, Inc.

Manufacturer

Alere San Diego, Inc.

Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
Abbott Laboratories
Manufacturer comment
“We are in constant communication with regulatory agencies and competent authorities worldwide which allows us to implement global recalls or in-country communication quickly and effectively,” Abbott, which now owns St. Jude Medical told ICIJ in a statement. In addition to sending global notices to physicians worldwide, we also make sure that product advisories are available online and classification of product recalls and product advisories are determined by global regulatory bodies which can impact the timing in any given country. MD companies follow varying regulations in different countries. In come countries software is not regulated so a recall in one country related to software would not be classified as a recall or field action in another. In addition, review cycles within the regulatory process can be different in each country which can impact communication and recall timing.
Source
SMPA

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Field Safety Notices about Alere Triage® GDP-test immunoassay systems in Access Series

What is this?

Device

Alere Triage® GDP-test immunoassay systems in Access Series

Manufacturer

Alere San Diego, Inc.