The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has released the latest edition of
its medical device safety bulletin. Topics covered in this issue include:
- Battery management a growing issue
- Safety alerts issued for two knee implants –
related to the ACS fixed-bearing cementless porous coated tibial component
and the Scorpio Series 7000 cementless beaded tibial components, both of
which are used in total knee replacements
- IUCDs
(intrauterine contraceptive device) and uterine perforation
- Recent safety alerts, relating to Anatomic Locked Plating System, Silimed medical devices, InSync III cardiac resynchronisation therapy pacemakers, Optisure dual coil defibrillation leads, and EndoBarrier duodenal-jejunal bypass liner with delivery system
Medical Devices Safety Update. Volume 4, Number 1, January 2016
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