Dear Healthcare Professional Letters
Important safety information on higher than anticipated revision rate of Cementless Columbus Knee System
Audiences
Healthcare professional
Product type
Medical devices
29 July 2015
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B. Braun Singapore Pte Ltd would like to notify healthcare professionals on the higher than anticipated revision rate of the Cementless Columbus Knee System observed in the Australian market and the withdrawal of the device from the Australian market. Healthcare professionals are advised to conduct regular clinical and radiological examinations on patients implanted with the cementless Columbus Knee System, in accordance with routine patient post-arthroplasty care. Please refer to the letter for details.
Only abstracts of the Dear Healthcare Professional Letters (DHCPL) are provided on this website. Details of these letters can be found in the MOH Alert System, which is accessible via the Health Professionals Portal (HPP), a one-stop portal for all healthcare professionals in Singapore. Dentists, medical doctors and pharmacists may access HPP at https://hpp.moh.gov.sg and follow the procedures below to access the MOH Alert system.
Step 1: Select your profession under ‘For Healthcare Professionals’.
Step 2: Click on ‘Useful links’.
Step 3: Click on ‘MOH Alert’ and log in via Singpass.
Step 4: Click on ‘Drug Alerts’ or ‘Med Device Alerts’ to view the DHCPLs.