The resolution was published in the Official Gazette and applies throughout the country.
Through a resolution published in the Official Gazette, Anmat alerted the population about the use of a counterfeit defibrillator model. The national body also prohibits the marketing and distribution of this product throughout the country.
Anmat requested the immediate withdrawal of an injectable used in hospitals
This is the “PRIMEDIC defibrillator, model HEART SAVE AS, serial number 12357810092, and PRIMEDIC battery with serial number 34045678003.” In its recital, the Anmat indicates that the actions were initiated by virtue of the fact that, through the official email of the Market Control Department of the Directorate of Evaluation and Monitoring Management of Health Products, it was learned that in a technical service procedure carried out by the company DRIPLAN SA, a counterfeit PRIMEDIC brand device was detected.
As reported, the company DRIPLAN SA is the only one authorized in the country to import this equipment, it also provides official technical service and is a company authorized by this National Administration as an importer of medical products with a current certificate of Good Manufacturing Practices.
In its resolution, Anmat prohibits the use and sale of the defibrillator
Given what happened, personnel from the Market Control Department were at the company headquarters in order to verify the details of the situation.
At the scene, the person in charge of the firm stated that the technicians were present at the El Palomar School and Cultural Cooperative and that after the visual inspection they detected that the labels attached to the equipment and the external battery did not correspond to the originals of the firm. and that the connecting cables of the patches have an adapter/coupling that is not typical of original equipment.
Likewise, it clarified that the external battery and the internal battery were expired, so the external battery and the connectors were replaced, although the equipment was left in the establishment under the “Not operational” condition, and illustrative images of the device were taken. equipment, its labels/labels and the battery.
What is a defibrillator
An external defibrillator is an electronic medical device that can treat cardiorespiratory arrest. It also has the function of diagnosing that the person is certainly suffering from a problem with their cardiac and pulmonary system.
A defibrillator is an electronic medical device that can treat cardiorespiratory arrest (Getty Images)
There are several types of defibrillators, some of them relegated to the hospital setting. Among them, the most common for public use are external defibrillators. Depending on the degree of intervention of the rescuer, these devices are known as Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) or Semi-Automatic External Defibrillators (DESA).
The defibrillator is activated when there is ventricular fibrillation or tachycardia. In the first case, the heart has electrical but not mechanical activity and, in the second, there is no efficient blood pumping. A defibrillation emits direct current by impulse. This causes the victim to return to their normal or effective heart rate.
