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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Due to the unancitipated interim results of a study that was being conducted to evaluate the safety and efficacy of pleuraseal lung sealing system covidien has elected to discontinue commercial availability of this product. the study showed a higher than anticipated persistent air leak rate and inconsistent efficacy.