Medtronic’s HawkOne Recall Labeled Class I, Adding to Medtech’s Product Safety Problems
Medtronic’s Atherectomy System received a Class I recall from the FDA, the most serious type of recall which may lead to serious injuries or death.
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ECRI Cites Cybersecurity Attacks as Top Health Technology Hazard for 2022
ECRI’s Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2022 report cautions healthcare leaders about safety concerns with IT-related security challenges, COVID-19 supply chain shortages, telehealth, medication safety, and other device risks.
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Equipment Forecasting Can Address Budget and Device Availability. Here’s How.
Hospital leaders face a capital expenditures predicament with their medical devices. On one hand, they obviously need available devices to provide care. On the other hand, budgets are limited. Having too few devices is a problem—but so is having too many. Here, TRIMEDX’s Dave Klumpe offers a solution.
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Tips for Testing Patient Monitors
Vital signs monitors frequently top the U.S. FDA’s recall list, due to their ability to cause patient harm. In fact, the FDA database includes many reports of non-invasive blood pressure failures, incorrect oxygen values, electrocardiogram (ECG) signal errors, and more. This compounds the importance of ensuring patient monitoring systems are accurate and safe to use.
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Philips Provides Update on Sleep Care Product Recall
Philips Respironics has been conducting comprehensive testing to address potential health risks related to the PE-PUR sound abatement foam in the devices.
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