Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, 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 Canada.
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A smith & nephew internal investigation found the packaging material and design to be insufficient in preventing the ultra fast fix knot pusher/cutter's sharp edges from puncturing the packaging pouch and rendering the device as non-sterile.