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Urgent Recall for Abiomed Heart Pumps
Abiomed has issued an Urgent Medical Device Correction updating the instructions for its Impella RP with SmartAssist and also its Impella RP Flex with SmartAssist heart pumps. The US Food and Drug ...
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BD recalls ChloraPrep applicators lot over fungal contamination
BD has announced a voluntary worldwide recall of a single lot of ChloraPrep Clear 1mL applicators over contamination under specific environmental settings allowing the growth of the fungus Aspergillus ...
Olympus Is a Leading Japanese Medical Device Maker With Truly Diversified Global Revenue
Although initially started as a microscope and camera maker 100 years ago, Olympus is now a dedicated medical device company focusing on endoscopic and surgical solutions. We expect Olympus to enjoy ...
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Medical Procedure News
University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute researchers with the Calgary Stroke Program at Foothills Medical Centre revolutionized ... proving that a clot retrieval procedure known as ...
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FDA notifies veterinarians of animal burn risk linked to human medical devices
Following a recall of grounding pads produced by Megadyne, a machinery industry company, the FDA is notifying veterinarians ...
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FDA labels recall of discontinued Olympus endoscope part as Class I
The update comes about six weeks after an early alert flagged reports of 120 injuries and one death linked to reprocessing of ...
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Device ad-vice: Best practices for handling a medical device recall
Product recalls are a major headache for pharma ... with extensive experience in medical device, biotechnology and pharmaceutical marketing. A graduate of the University of Texas, Amy joined ...
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Major recall ordered of soft drinks made at Coca-Cola factory over potential health risks
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has not yet issued a recall in the UK but is "investigating if any Coca-Cola products containing 'higher levels' of a chemical called chlorate are on the UK market ...
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FDA upgrades Frito-Lay potato chips recall to highest risk level due to undeclared milk
Federal regulators have upgraded a product recall of Lay's Classic Potato Chips to the highest risk level for a batch that may contain undeclared milk ingredients. Last month, Frito-Lay issued a ...
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Why Lay’s Potato Chip Recall Was Elevated To FDA’s Deadliest Category
Find out why the Lay’s potato chips recall for undeclared milk became a Class I warning and what ... [+] this means for consumers with allergies in the U.S. Lay’s potato chips, a pantry staple ...
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Lay’s potato chip recall classified at highest risk level, consumption ‘could cause death’
Federal health authorities have upgraded their recall of 13-ounce bags of Frito-Lay potato chips over fears that consuming the products, which may contain undeclared milk, could potentially be fatal.
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Rethinking Medical Recalls: 3 Ideas For Maximizing Trust
Over the past few years, companies in consumer goods industries have seen a concerning trend that presents a complex challenge: product recalls ... and medical devices. This absence of easily ...