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Medtronic Octopus Nuvo Tissue Stabilizer: Class I Recall
There is the potential that a component of this device could fracture during use…
Huber Needles: Recall - Risk of Coring
FDA notified healthcare professionals of the Class I Recall of certain Huber needles that…
Routine internal testing conducted on this product found that some of these syringes may leak and lose sterility...
Under certain wireless network conditions, a communication error can occur, which freezes the PC Unit screen. This error may…
New Technology and Health Care Costs - The Case of Robot-Assisted Surgery
Technological innovation in health care is an important driver of cost growth. Doctors and patients often embrace new modes of treatment…
Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety
What follows here is a condensed set of basic guidelines applicable to all gas cylinders. Taking the time to develop and implement a compressed gas safety program…
Guidant Vitality HE Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator: Class II Recall & Guidant, Contak Renewal CRT: Class II Recall
Exposure to a magnet may cause a magnetic reed switch to become…
Philips IntelliVue MP2 patient monitor recall: Class II Recall
Speakers on the Philips IntelliVue X2 and MP2 patient monitors may fail, causing…
Featured HomeNet Report of Interest
In this featured HomeNet report of interest, an infusion pump was connected to a home care patient with the intent to deliver…
Resectoscopes for Infants and Babies: Medical Device Safety Tips
This safety tip originally appeared in October's MedSun newsletter but the KidNet team would like to reiterate its importance for pediatric patient populations…
Small Sample Surveys are one of many tools the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Devices and Radiological Health, MedSun Project uses to evaluate the public health impact of the potential problems associated with the use of medical devices. November 2010’s Newsletter includes summaries of seven small sample surveys that were conducted with MedSun facilities during 2009 and during the first few months of 2010…
This section contains a sample of reports from all the MedSun reports received during a particular period…
Summary of MedSun Reports Describing Adverse Events With Thermal Regulating Systems
Per the code of federal regulations, "A thermal regulating system is…
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