Device alerts

They are equivalent to the MDA 'Immediate action' category. They are reviewed every year and the list below contains notices that are still in force; if a notice has been withdrawn, it will no longer appear on these lists.

Device alerts

• 14 May 2002 | DA 2002(05) - TALENT stent graft system: connector bar and stent spring fracture after implantation
  

  Fracture of the nitinol connector bar and stent springs within the TALENT stent graft following implantation (time of occurrence unknown).

• 02 May 2002 | DA 2002(02) AMENDED - Use of Angioplasty Balloon Catheters - WITHDRAWN
  

• 26 Sep 2001 | DA 2001(06) - Hylamer Polyethylene Components Sterilised by Gamma-Irradiation in Air: 1. Hylamer Duraloc Acetabular Liners, 2. Hylamer Ogee Acetabular Cups, 3. Hylamer Global Shoulder Glenoid Components
  

  Poor clinical performance of some of the above joint replacement implant components, made from Hylamer polyethylene which has been sterilised by gamma-irradiation in air.

• 15 Jun 2001 | DA 2001(04) - The Use of Central Intravenous Access in Neonatal Parenteral Feeding
  

  Long line catheters can migrate towards the heart wall during long term use, causing cardiac tamponade with potentially fatal consequences.

• 11 Dec 2000 | DA 2000(08) - Breast Implants: NovaGold
  

  Recall of NovaGold breast implants.

• 11 Dec 2000 | DA 2000(07) - Breast Implants: PIP Hydrogel
  

  Voluntary recall of PIP Hydrogel breast implants.

• 31 Jan 2000 | DA 2000(01) - Silzone® Prosthetic Heart Valves and Annuloplasty Rings: Recall
  

  This notice has now been withdrawn.