The manufacturer’s recall of approximately 19,200 Philips Respironics V60 ventilators has been given the Class I designation by FDA, indicating "reasonable probability … [of] serious adverse health consequences."
Read MoreThe vulnerability could be exploited to potentially change critical settings and/or modify device firmware on devices including: Surgical and anesthesia devices, ventilators, drug infusion pumps, external defibrillators, and patient monitors.
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Fluke Biomedical, Everett, Wash, has released a new gas flow analyzer, the VT305. Highly mobile, the lightweight VT305 is simple to use and provides quick results.
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The clinical engineering team at the Wm Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia, SC, has improved its preventative maintenance completion rate to 97% for nonlife support equipment and to 100% for devices devoted to life support.
Read MoreThe FDA advises biomedical engineering, anesthesiology, and risk managers of the Class I Recall Spacelabs anesthesia workstations and service kits due to a defect in CAS I/II absorbers.
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