Medical device recalls are essential to patient safety, addressing critical issues in devices that may pose health risks. Here are some of the latest recalls reported to the FDA: Airlife and Vyaire ...

1. 2 deaths spur recall of 19.7M drug delivery devices. Minneapolis-based Smiths Medical recalled nearly 20 million medical devices after two deaths, 25 injuries and 10,672 incidents were reported ...

Using recalled AirLife Infant Heated Wire Circuits could cause cause carbon dioxide build up in the blood, a lack of oxygen ...

AirLife and Vyaire are recalling specific infant breathing support systems due to a potentially dangerous defect that could ...

With medical devices, recalls are not always what they seem. In some recalls, including some of the most serious, the FDA and the manufacturers let doctors and hospitals continue to use the devices.

Medical device recalls often begin with the company, which sends out alerts to doctors and patients when a problem is discovered. The FDA doesn't typically classify the severity of the recall ...

A recent study identified 157 cardiovascular devices recalled from 2013 to 2022. Recalls were commonly attributed to device design (31.4%), process control (16.1%), or component design or ...

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 ...

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 death ...

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 ...

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.