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Adjustable Positioning Elements (2015-07-30) — recall 53897

Health Canada — Medical Devices · Canada · 2015-08-06 · Type I

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Agency
Health Canada — Medical Devices
Recall identifier
53897
Date of alert
2015-08-06
Country / jurisdiction
Canada
Risk level
Type I
Risk type
recall
Product category
Medical devices
Product type
Medical devices
Notice status
Archived by the issuing authority — kept for reference
Reported risk: Performed investigations have shown that the two hip elements may have a negative effect on the venous backflow under certain conditions. Therefore it cannot be excluded that the shape of the hip elements may be considered as a contributing factor to thromboembolic events.
Primary source: https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/adjustable-positioning-element

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