Supply Chain/Technology
AHA releases part 3, final workforce guide series
Editor's Note The American Hospital Association (AHA) on September 7 released part three of a three-part series of its workforce guide focused on strategies, resources, and case studies from hospitals and other health systems. The AHA Board of Trustees’ Task Force on Workforce provided guidance for the series with input…
FDA: Class I recall of Integra’s CereLink ICP Monitor
Editor's Note The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on August 31 identified the recall by Integra of its CereLink ICP Monitor as Class I, the most serious. The recall was initiated because the device may display incorrect values for a patient’s intracranial pressure (ICP) and display out-of-range pressure readings. If…
Study: Rubber bands enhance surgical mask seal akin to N95 protection
Editor's Note In this recent study, titled “A simple surgical mask modification to pass N95 respirator-equivalent fit testing standards during the COVID-19 pandemic” and published by PLOS ONE on August 24, the use of rubber bands worn over standard 3-layer surgical masks is shown to improve the mask’s protective seal…
FDA: Class I recall of Hamilton-C6 Intensive Care Ventilator
Editor's Note The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on August 29 identified the recall by Hamilton Medical AG of its Hamilton-C6 Intensive Care Ventilator as Class I, the most serious. The recall was initiated because of potential water ingress between the indicator board and the ventilator’s main board that may…
FDA: Class I recall of Intera 3000 Hepatic Artery Infusion Pump
Editor's Note The Food and Drug Administration on August 29 identified the recall by Intera Oncology of its Intera 3000 Hepatic Artery Infusion Pump as Class I, the most serious. The company is recalling the pumps after receiving reports from clinicians that the pumps were delivering medication faster than expected.…
Free at-home COVID-19 tests distribution to end this Friday
Editor's Note On Friday, September 2, the US government will stop giving away free at-home COVID-19 tests because of insufficient congressional funds, according to a senior Biden administration official, NBC News August 28 reports. The White House official said unless there is a surprise round of funding from Congress, the…
FDA: Class I recall of Medtronic’s HeartWare HVAD system batteries
Editor's Note The Food and Drug Administration on August 25 identified the recall by Medtronic of its HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) system batteries as Class I, the most serious. Medtronic is recalling the batteries because they may experience electrical faults that cause them to unexpectedly fail. A similar recall…
ANSI/AAMI ST98 provides cleaning validation requirements for device manufacturers
Editor's Note The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) on August 24 announced the publication of a new standard: “ANSI/AAMI ST98:2022, Cleaning validation of health care products—Requirements for development and validation of a cleaning process for medical devices.” The new standard not only provides manufacturers with a formalized…
FDA: Hospira recalls another lot of Propofol
Editor's Note The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on August 22 posted the Hospira Inc (a Pfizer company) recall of one lot of Propofol Injectable Emulsion (containing Benzyl alcohol), 100 mL single patient use glass fliptop vials, lot EA7470. The recall was initiated because of visible particulates observed in two…
FDA: Class I recall of Medtronic Cobalt/Crome ICDs, CRT-Ds
Editor's Note The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on August 19 identified the recall by Medtronic of its Cobalt XT, Cobalt, and Crome Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillators (CRT-Ds) as Class I, the most serious. The devices are being recalled because of reports of short circuit-protection…
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