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Stöckert 3T Heater-Cooler System
The Stöckert 3T heater cooler system is designed to control a patient’s blood temperature during cardiac surgery, including heart bypass and valve replacement procedures. The device, used in around 150,000 bypass surgeries in the United States each year, is now facing increased scrutiny after federal regulators determined it may become contaminated. This can result in severe or fatal infection in (more...)