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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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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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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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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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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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Medtronic slips after FDA notice on product recall (update)
The agency identified the recall as the most serious type. MDT’s Pipeline Vantage 027 devices are used to treat intracranial aneurysms. According to the FDA, the company has issued an urgent ...
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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 ...
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Baxter Issues Urgent Medical Device Recall for Life2000 Ventilator Due to Potential Battery Charger Dongle Damage
Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX) announced today it has issued an Urgent Medical Device Recall for Life2000 ventilators with an attached battery charger dongle. The recall is due to reports ...
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FDA boosts Medtronic recall as it pulls endotracheal tubes from market
The FDA is lending its federal megaphone to an urgent medical device recall from Medtronic. The agency alerted healthcare providers to stop using certain models of the company’s endotracheal ...
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Urgent Medical Device Recall Issued for Ventilator
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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FDA classifies recall of Medtronic embolization devices as 'most serious'
March 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday classified the recall of Medtronic's (MDT.N), opens new tab embolization device as "most serious", following reports of the ...