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GE Healthcare’s Nuclear Imaging System Recalled Due To Patient Safety Risk
August 6, 2013 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is initiating a voluntary recall on GE Healthcare’s Infinia Hawkeye 4 Nuclear Imaging System because of a serious risk to patient safety posed by the Defective Medical Device. The unit is comprised of several different cameras and imaging systems that use signals from radioactive isotopes (more...)
Heparin-filled syringes recalled due to serious health risk
A North Carolina company has issued a nationwide recall of heparin and saline pre-filled syringes because people in several states have become seriously ill due to a bacterial infection found in the syringes. The syringes are used for a variety of home medical uses, such as cleaning out catheter tubes. The bacterial contaminant is known (more...)