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Managing Device Modifications in the Field

In a perfect world, medical devices would never need to be modified for recalls, corrective actions, or upgrades. But in the quest for device perfection, it is important to recognize that even with the best design and foresight applied to a product’s use, something can go wrong with a piece of equipment, requiring some type […]

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Cardinal Health Recalls Alaris Model 8100

Cardinal Health has issued a voluntary recall for all Alaris pump modules, model 8100 (formerly known as Medley Pump module), an infusion pump used to dispense various medications, shipped prior to September 27, 2007.

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Managing Electrosurgical Equipment

ESUs convert energy into a surgical tool, one that can cut, cauterize, and/or coagulate tissue. Harnessed electrical energy can be an efficient and effective surgical tool. Electrosurgical units (ESUs) channel this energy and convert it into a surgical tool that can cut, cauterize, and/or coagulate tissue, or perform some measure in between. In some hospitals, […]

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