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After 2 deaths, defective internal pacemakers being recalled

Category: Defective Medical Devices

After 2 deaths, defective internal pacemakers being recalled

St. Jude Medical Inc, one of the giants of the medical device industry, has announced that it is recalling some of its internal pacemakers after a defect in the devices’

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Class I recall issued for diabetes monitoring devices

A leading manufacturer of glucose monitoring devices has issued a Class I recall of two of its devices. Dexcom is recalling its G4 Platinum and G5 Mobile Continuous Monitoring Systems

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Medical scope recalled after hundreds infected

After hundreds of patients suffered infections in just three years, Olympus Corp. has announced that it is recalling its medical scopes. The recall comes after Olympus had notice of the

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FBI probing Johnson & Johnson’s reaction to surgical tool defect

The possibility of a cover-up of a surgical tool that many accuse of spreading cancer in women has drawn the attention of the FBI. Investigators have reportedly begun interviewing witnesses

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2 die in California hospital from devices infected with superbug

Medical devices and tools must be sterile, or else expose patients to serious infection. Hospitals and medical clinics are often full of germs, because those facilities are where sick people

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Study: information about medical device safety sorely lacking

Consumer product safety is important regardless of the type of product; any item can be dangerous if it enters the stream of commerce with hazardous defects. But when it comes

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Woman wins suit, warns others about hazards of medical device

After a patient was implanted with a synthetic mesh sling designed to cure minor urinary incontinence, she began to feel sharp, tearing pain. She alleged that the serrated edges of

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FDA considers possibility of standardizing medical device labels

Sometimes an inherently dangerous product is perfectly safe if used as directed. There could be a variety of sources of information about using a product safely, but one of the

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My Medtronic insulin pump has been recalled; Now what?

Medtronic recently issued a recall of various insulin pump models due to a faulty design that allows users to accidentally deliver the maximum amount of insulin by inadvertently pressing a

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Medtronic recalls MiniMed insulin pumps due to hypoglycemia risk

Delivery of the proper amount of insulin at the right time is critical for anyone suffering from diabetes. Individuals living with diabetes must depend on medical supply companies to provide

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