FDA Updates Medical Device Shortage List
The FDA added new supplies, including gloves and ventilators, to its medical device shortage list, as well as more information about the products.
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47-Year-Old COVID-19 Patient Dies After Ventilator Tube Detaches
In an Israeli hospital’s ICU, the breathing tube detached from a COVID-19 patient’s ventilator and hospital staff were not able to reattach it for several minutes, leading to the man’s death.
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Veterans Affairs Respiratory Therapist Sentenced to Prison for Stealing, Selling Medical Supplies
Records show he sold five ventilators on eBay and other supplies totaling more than $100,000 in equipment stolen from VA medical facilities.
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A Day in the Life: Children’s Mercy
Here, Tri Q. Dang, BS, biomedical equipment tech III, team lead for Mo.-based Children’s Mercy Kansas City’s clinical engineering department, discusses what sets his team apart and how “teamwork” is more than just a department creed.
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Inovytec to Provide Mobile Ventilators to California Medical Professionals
The distributor agreement will make Inovytec’s lightweight Ventway Sparrow turbine ventilator available to Californians during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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