Defibtech LLC is voluntarily recalling 5,418 DBP-2800 battery packs used in the Lifeline AED and ReviveR AED (semi-automatic external defibrillators) due to a potential failure to deliver therapy when the battery pack is used with an AED.
Read MoreECRI Institute is now accepting submissions for its annual Health Devices Achievement Award program, which honors excellence in health technology management.
Read MoreThe FDA sent a letter to Baxter Healthcare Corp on April 30 ordering the company to recall and destroy all of its Colleague volumetric infusion pumps currently in use in the United States. The FDA based this action on a longstanding failure of the company to correct many serious problems with the pumps. The FDA believes there may be as many as 200,000 pumps currently in use.
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By broadening their thinking, clinical/biomedical engineers can better support patient safety in these changing times
Read MoreDuring a recent recall of spot vital machines, Union Hospital, Terra Haute, Ind, used the Versus asset management solution/RTLS to quickly locate affected equipment for removal.
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