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The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
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데이터 추가 비고
Colonoscope and accessories, flexible/rigid - Product Code FDF
원인
The bending section of the device may partially separate from the insertion tube. potential for tissue trauma.
조치
Consignees were notified on12/09/2015 that a sales representative would be contacting them to facilitate the exchange of the colonsocope and the defective device will be returned to EndoChoice.
Worldwide Distribution. US nationwide, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Republic of Korea, Spain and Switzerland.
“We take a patient-first approach to assessing the applicability of every recall and communicate to regulatory bodies in all geographies where the recalled device is sold,” Boston Scientific said in a statement to ICIJ. “We have coordinated several recalls across many countries in a timely manner,” the company said, adding that it complies with all national laws, which can often vary and require different processes for reporting information or taking action on recalls. The company said it uses a rigorous and uniform process to take action on recalls and that “when we initiate a field action (e.g. recall, safety alert), every customer who has received an affected product receives a communication that includes a letter for the physician.”