Alerts

Stryker Australia, in consultation with the TGA, has issued a hazard alert to surgeons regarding OtisMed ShapeMatch Cutting Guides.

Consumers and health professionals are advised that LMT Surgical is issuing a hazard alert for all sizes and lots of its PyroTitan humeral resurfacing arthroplasty device.

Boston Scientific has initiated a recall for product correction for multiple lots of its Promus Element Plus Monorail everolimus-eluting coronary stent system.

Consumers and health professionals are advised that Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, in consultation with the TGA, has initiated a recall for product correction of certain lots of its NordiPen medical device.

Consumers and health professionals are advised that Stryker Australia, in consultation with the TGA, has issued a hazard alert to surgeons regarding its Oasys Midline Occipital Plate.

Consumers and health professionals are advised that Medtronic Australasia, in consultation with the TGA, has initiated a recall for product correction for its Medtronic SynchroMed II and SynchroMed EL implantable infusion pumps.

The TGA warns that Plexus Slim Accelerator Capsules and the 3-Day Trial Pack are unsafe and illegal in Australia because they contain a banned substance that can cause serious health problems.

Health professionals and consumers are advised that Medtronic Australasia is issuing a hazard alert for its Consulta Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Pacemaker (CRT-P).

Health professionals and consumers are advised that GE Healthcare, in consultation with the TGA, has initiated a recall for product correction for a number of its nuclear medicine imaging systems.

Hydroxyethyl starch (Voluven and Volulyte) and increased risk of mortality

B. Braun Australia is withdrawing the cementless version of the Columbus Knee System from the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG). They have also issued a related hazard alert to surgeons.