The Austrian Federal Office for Safety and Health Care (BASG) was informed that the following two products were stolen during the shipping process in Switzerland.

The manufacturer Bioteck S.p.A. of the CE-marked medical device CHONDROGRID® informs that counterfeits of this product have been found in Turkey.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) warns against breaking KLASSIKER forearm crutches, models 220 and 230. Only certain LOT numbers are affected.

Medtronic Notification of Stolen Defective Products – Potentially Defective McGRATH™ MAC Video Laryngoscopes NOTE: McGRATH™ MAC video laryngoscopes purchased directly from Medtronic or via its authorized distributors are not affected by this safety notice. The BASG strongly recommends that medical devices should only be purchased through trusted distribution channels.

With this letter, the Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) draws attention to a possible risk from devices manufactured by Respironics, Inc. (Philips Respironics). The medical devices concerned are ventilators.

The safety of these medical devices has not been proven. Based on the information currently available, the Federal Office therefore warns all potential users against further use of these medical devices.

With this letter, the Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) draws attention to a possible risk from intrauterine devices (IUDs) for contraception manufactured by Eurogine S.L..

The product "Raindrop Near Vision Inlay" is a medical device for the treatment of presbyopia. (presbyopia). It is implanted into the cornea of an eye and causes a change in the shape of the cornea. Cornea, which is intended to improve sharp near vision.

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed that "LOGIMED Medizinische Spezialprodukte Gesellschaft m.b.H., Gösserstraße 11, 8700 Leoben" (Logimed), which was liquidated in 2011, has no legal successor who continues to fulfil the manufacturer obligations arising from the Medical Devices Act (MPG), Federal Law Gazette No. 657/1996, as amended. These obligations include Post Market Surveilance System (PMS), which includes the investigation of incidents and, where appropriate, the initiation of safety corrective actions in the field.

The BASG has been approved by the competent authority in Great Britain (Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency - MHRA) informs that the products listed are unlawfully available on the market. were brought. The manufacturer has not provided sufficient evidence that the products comply with the comply with legal requirements.