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A list of all medical device alerts that were archived in December 2015.
Alerts were issued about NovoPen Echo and NovoPen 5 insulin pens and BioMérieux antimicrobial susceptibility tests.
Alerts were recently issued by MHRA about Smiths Medical medication cassette reservoirs, Alaris Smartsite add-on bag access devices, and Combur10 Test UX and Chemstrip 10 A urinalysis test strips.
An alert was recently issued about Oxoid ceftazidime antimicrobial susceptibility test discs.
A list of all medical device alerts that were archived in July 2016.
Alerts were recently issued about BD Alaris/Asena syringe pumps and Maxter Catheters nasogastric (NG) feeding tubes.
Alerts issued include important actions for enFlow IV fluid and blood warmers due to a risk of unsafe levels of aluminium leaching from the device. Other alerts were issued on implantable cardiac pacemakers, Accu-Chek Insight insulin pumps, and professional use...
Alerts were recently issued by MHRA about flex connectors in Halyard closed suction kits; SureSigns VS & VM patient monitors and viewing stations; and Zimmer Biomet trauma guide wires.
Manufactured by Abbott – some users who are experiencing an immune response to the adhesive are applying creams, patches or sprays under their sensor to reduce skin reactions, which may affect device performance.
Alerts were issued about Arrow EZ-IO intraosseous vascular access needle sets, Medicina IV Luer Slip syringes, and Spectra Optia apheresis systems.
(Invacare) Should be appropriately decontaminated between each patient use. (MDA/2012/038)
(Medtronic) 23 reports of lead conductor fracture for models (6930, 6931, 6948 and 6949), of around 6,900 leads in the UK including an investigation into a fatality. (MDA/2007/078)
Alerts were recently issued about RUSCH rectal/pharyngeal temperature sensors and Aquilon nebulisers.
A list of all medical device alerts that were archived in July 2015.
Alerts were recently issued about Accu-Chek insulin pumps, Astral lung ventilators, and IntelliVue patient monitors used with 12-lead ECG.
An alert was recently issued by MHRA on JM103 and JM105 Jaundice Meters. We also remind you of an alert about Accu-Chek blood glucose test strips.
(All brands) risk of back-tracking when an IV line has multiple access ports, which can lead to under-infusion or bolus delivery of IV drugs. (MDA/2010/073)
A list of all medical device alerts that were archived in October 2016.
A Medical Device Alert has been issued on C.R. Bard removing all surgical mesh for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP) from the market.
Alerts were recently issued about high concentration oxygen masks, metal-on-metal (MoM) hip replacements, and BVM (Bag-Valve-Mask) manual resuscitation systems.
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