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The FDA has deemed B. Braun recall of its Space Volumetric Infusion Pump System due to a potentially faulty occlusion alarm that can stop the delivery of medications as class I, the most serious type of recall as use of the device can cause serious injury or death. Read More
A company-initiated recall of nearly 68,000 Olympus bronchoscopes is now deemed class I by the FDA because of the risk of endobronchial combustion, which could cause serious injuries or death. Read More
Stolen defective laryngoscopes offered for sale on Facebook Marketplace are now part of a manufacturer recall the FDA has deemed as class I, the most serious type of recall as use of the device could result in injuries or death. Read More
The FDA has deemed as class I the company’s recall of certain Teleflex and Arrow International Pressure Injectable Catheter Kits for a mislabeling issue and Nurse Assist has recalled certain lots of irrigation water for a lack of sterility assurance. Read More
This edition of Quick Notes highlights the outcome of an adcomm on a device to eliminate cancer cells from blood collected during surgery, the FDA’s acceptance of a medical device cybersecurity consensus standard, and two post-market studies of cardiac device efficacy.Read More
An upstream occlusion alarm in certain of B. Braun’s infusion pumps that may sound when no occlusion exists and cause the pump to stop pumping caused the company to issue a recall on Sept. 23, which the FDA has now deemed as class I, the most serious type of recall. Read More
The FDA has deemed Hamilton Medical’s recall of certain of its ventilators as class I, the most serious type of recall, as a potential leak could cause the machine to stop delivering air, which could lead to serious injury or death. Read More