FDA Enforcement
Class II
Terminated
TheraSphere(R) YTTRIUM-90 CLASS MICROSPHERE INJECTION TheraSphere¿ is indicated for radiation treatment or as a neoadjuvant to surgery or transplantation in patients with unresectable HCC who can have placement of appropriately positioned hepatic arterial catheters.
Recall: Z-0078-2017
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Reported October 19, 2016
Enforcement
- Recall Number
- Z-0078-2017
- Event ID
- 75350
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Product Type
- Devices
- Firm
- Biocompatibles U.K., Ltd.
- Voluntary / Mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Initial Notification
- Telephone
- Report Date
- October 19, 2016
- Initiation Date
- September 21, 2015
- Classification Date
- October 13, 2016
- Termination Date
- October 17, 2016
- Address
- Bortoli House, Weydon Lane; Old Farnham Lane, Farnham, N/A, N/A, United Kingdom
Description
TheraSphere(R) YTTRIUM-90 CLASS MICROSPHERE INJECTION TheraSphere¿ is indicated for radiation treatment or as a neoadjuvant to surgery or transplantation in patients with unresectable HCC who can have placement of appropriately positioned hepatic arterial catheters.
Reason
One mislabeled dose of TheraSphere¿ Y-90 Glass Microspheres, which was shipped to Hong Kong (total radioactivity incorrect). The product ws labeled as 10 GBq and the actual does was 5 GBq.
Code Info
Lot 1599211, Expiry Date: 18SEP2015 (12 days after calibration)
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution - US to CA, FL, IL, WI, IN, OR, PA, MA, NY, KY, TX, MI, MD, NV, WA, OH, MN, and Internationally to Germany, Turkey, Hong Kong, Italy, Portugal
Quantity
64 doses