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  Alerts and Advisories 

Please see below a listing of all alerts and advisories for all medical devices and medicines published since 2003.

  2009 Alerts and Advisories 

 

| January | February | March | April | May | June |

| July | August | September | October | November | December |

 


August

Safety Notice SN 08/09 - Safety Notice, Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) recalls.

Summary for August 2009. The established process for TGA medical device recalls/product corrections is for the manufacturer/sponsor to dispatch letters to the revlevant service providers within two working days of the recall date.  If affected, your health service will have recieved a letter from the manufacturer/sponsor advising of the recall.

 

   SN 08/09 - Recalls TGA (pdf.165KB) 

July

Safety Notice SN 07/09 - Safety Notice, Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) recalls.

Summary for July 2009. The established process for TGA medical device recalls/product corrections is for the manufacturer/sponsor to dispatch letters to the revlevant service providers within two working days of the recall date.  If affected, your health service will have recieved a letter from the manufacturer/sponsor advising of the recall.

 

   SN 07/09 - Recalls TGA (pdf.165KB) 

 

June

Safety Notice SN 06/09 - Safety Notice, Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) recalls.

Summary for June 2009. The established process for TGA medical device recalls/product corrections is for the manufacturer/sponsor to dispatch letters to the revlevant service providers within two working days of the recall date.  If affected, your health service will have recieved a letter from the manufacturer/sponsor advising of the recall.

 

    SN 06/09 - Recalls TGA (pdf.165KB) 

 

 

May

Safety Notice No. SA6/09 - Safety Notice, Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) recalls

Summary for May 2009. The established process for TGA medical device recalls/product corrections is for the manufacturer/sponsor to dispatch letters to the relevant service providers within two working days of the recall date. If affected, your health service will have received a letter from the manufacturer/sponsor advising of the recall.

 

         SN 06/09 - Recalls TGA (pdf,470KB)

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April

Safety Notice No. SA5/09 - Safety Notice, Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) recalls

Summary for April 2009. The established process for TGA medical device recalls/product corrections is for the manufacturer/sponsor to dispatch letters to the relevant service providers within two working days of the recall date. If affected, your health service will have received a letter from the manufacturer/sponsor advising of the recall.

 

         SN 05/09 - Recalls TGA (pdf,334KB) 

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March

Safety Notice No. SA4/09 - Safety Notice, Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) recalls

Summary for March 2009. The established process for TGA medical device recalls/product corrections is for the manufacturer/sponsor to dispatch letters to the relevant service providers within two working days of the recall date. If affected, your health service will have received a letter from the manufacturer/sponsor advising of the recall.

 

         SN 04/09 - Recalls TGA (pdf,182Kb)

 

Safety Notice No. SA3/09 - Safety Notice, Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) recalls

The established process for TGA medical device recalls/product corrections is for the manufacturer/sponsor to dispatch letters to the relevant service providers within two working days of the recall date. If affected, your health service will have received a letter from the manufacturer/sponsor advising of the recall.

 

         SN 03/09 - Recalls TGA (pdf,176Kb)

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February

Safety Notice No. SA2/09 - Safety Notice, Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) recalls

The established process for TGA medical device recalls/product corrections is for the manufacturer/sponsor to dispatch letters to the relevant service providers within two working days of the recall date. If affected, your health service will have received a letter from the manufacturer/sponsor advising of the recall.

 

         SN 02/09 - Recalls TGA (pdf,153Kb)

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January

Safety Alert No. SA1/09 -   Retained Instrument – Abdominal Visceral Retractor

There have been several cases of retained visceral retractors in Australia over the past few years. A visceral retractor, also known as a “Murray Cod” or “Fish”, is a device used during abdominal surgery to protect the underlying bowel during rectus sheath closure by acting as a physical barrier during closure of the abdomen.

 

         SA 1/09 - Retained Instrument – Abdominal Visceral Retractor (pdf,109Kb)

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  2008 Alerts and Advisories 

  2007 Alerts and Advisories 

  2006 Alerts and Advisories 

  2005 Alerts and Advisories 

  2003 Alerts and Advisories