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Medical device recalls hit a four-year high in 2024. Here’s why
Medical device recall events in 2024 reached their highest level since 2020 and more than 10% of them involved the most serious type of recall. There were 1,048 medical device recalls in 2024 ...
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Beyond the Recall Notice: Understanding Long-Term Health Monitoring After Using Faulty Medical Devices
The truth is, a recall notice is rarely the end of the story. Instead, it marks the beginning of a longer, more personal ...
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The FDA calls them "recalls," yet the targeted medical devices often remain in use
In 2016, medical device giant Abbott issued a recall for its MitraClip cardiac device — "a Class I recall, the most serious type," the FDA said. "Use of this device may cause serious injuries or ...
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Medtronic recalls aneurysm-treating device linked to four deaths
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday announced a Class 1 recall — the most serious level — affecting more than 26,000 Medtronic devices used to treat brain aneurysms. The recall ...
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Urgent Medical Device Recall Issued for Ventilator After Reported Serious Injury
Baxter International Inc. issued an urgent medical device recall for Life2000 ventilators that have an attached battery charger dongle on Wednesday, after the company received a report of a ...
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Baxter Issues Urgent Medical Device Recall for Volara System Single-Patient Use Circuit
Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX) announced today it has issued an Urgent Medical Device Recall for certain lots of the Volara system single-patient use circuit and blue ventilator adapter ...