Dear Healthcare Professional Letters
Reminder on non-sterility of the outside of inner pouch for TIGR® Matrix Surgical Mesh
Audiences
Healthcare professional
Product type
Medical devices
30 May 2016
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Novus Scientific would like to remind healthcare professionals that the outside of the inner pouch of TIGR® Matrix Surgical Mesh is non-sterile and product packaging has to be handled according to the Instructions for Use (IFU). Novus Scientific has become aware that there have been users who assumed that the outside of the inner pouch is sterile and have not followed the product’s IFU. Incorrectly assuming that the inner pouch is sterile on the outside can result in a risk of sterile field contamination, leading to infection. Healthcare Professionals are advised to prepare the mesh for use as described in the IFU. 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.