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Health Sciences Authority
Dear Healthcare Professional Letters

Medical Device Labelling Correction of the TomoFix Medial High Tibia Plate Surgical Technique Guide and the TomoFix Application Notes

Audiences

Healthcare professional

Product type

Medical devices

11 October 2013

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Synthes Singapore Pte Ltd would like to inform healthcare professionals of a Medical Device Labelling Correction of the TomoFix Medial High Tibia Plate Surgical Technique Guide and the TomoFix Application Notes, enclosed in the Synthes TomoFix Osteotomy System and the Synthes Locking Compression Plate (Tibia, Titanium). Synthes is initiating a Medical Device Labelling Correction related to the TomoFix Medial High Tibia Plate Surgical Technique Guide (0X6.000.386) and the TomoFix Application Notes (0X6.000.385) to amend incorrectly printed information of screw angulations and plate thickness. The design and specifications of the device itself remain unchanged. Healthcare professionals are advised to 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.

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