Tag: Product Recalls

FDA designates Class 1 recalls for infusion pump software, ventilator software

Editor's Note The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) designated software-related recalls for Fresenius Kabi USA’s Iveni Infusion Systems and Philips Respironics Triology Evo ventilators as class 1, the most severe category indicating serious risk of injury or death. According to FDA’s October 1 announcement, Fresenius recalled the Ivenix Infusion…

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By: Matt Danford
October 2, 2024
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FDA designates Class 1 recall for tracheostomy tubes

Editor's Note The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated the recall of Smiths Medical’s Bivona Neonatal/Pediatric and Adult Tracheostomy tubes as a Class 1, the most severe category indicating risk of serious injury or death. According to the agency’s September 18 report, the recall is due to a…

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By: Matt Danford
September 19, 2024
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FDA: Class 1 infusion system recall expanded

Editor's Note B. Braun Medical Inc. has expanded last year’s recall of lnfusomat Space Infusion Pump systems to include more models. Designated by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as Class 1—the most serious category indicating risk of severe injury or death—the recall was motivated by the risk of…

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By: Matt Danford
September 17, 2024
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FDA designates Class 1 recall for infusion system components

Editor's Note The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated Fresenius Kabi’s recall of certain Ivenix infusion system components as Class 1, the most severe category indicating risk of serious injury or death. According to the agency’s September 16 announcement, the recalled items consist of a certain lot (3010538)…

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By: Matt Danford
September 16, 2024
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FDA announces Class 1 recalls for laryngoscopes, ventilators

Editor's Note Recalls of certain devices and instruction updates for others prompted the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue Class 1 recalls—the most severe category indicating risk of serious injury or death—for two groups of products: Medtronic’s McGrath MAC and MAC EMS Video Laryngoscopes and Breas Medical’s Vivo…

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By: Matt Danford
September 6, 2024
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FDA announces Class 1 recall for ventilator adapter assemblies

Editor's Note The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) designated Baxter’s recall of certain Single Patient Use Circuits and Blue Ventilator Adapter Assemblies as Class 1, the most severe recall category indicating significant risk of injury or death. The Single Patient Use Circuit and Blue Adapter Assembly are patient circuit…

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By: Matt Danford
September 5, 2024
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FDA announces Class 1 recall for chest compression devices

Editor's Note The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated Defibtech, LLC’s recall of RMU-2000 ARM XR Chest Compression Devices as Class 1, the most severe category indicating serious risk of injury or death. A motor issue could stop  compressions in adults whose hearts suddenly stop, according to the…

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By: Matt Danford
August 23, 2024
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Battery problem prompts FDA Class 1 recall for infusion pumps

Editor's Note The US Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA) has classified a recall of ICU Medical’s Plum 360, Plum A+ and Plum A+3 infusion pumps as Class 1, the most severe category indicating risk of serious injury or death. According to he agency’s August 20 announcement, the company is updating…

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By: Matt Danford
August 21, 2024
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FDA announces Class 1 recalls for nerve monitoring system, ambulatory infusion pumps

Editor's Note The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) designated recalls of Medtronic’s NIM Vital Nerve Monitoring System and Smith Medical’s CADD-Solis Ambulatory Infusion Pumps as Class 1, the most severe category indicating serious risk of injury or death. Reports of false negative responses prompted Medtronic to recall the nerve…

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By: Matt Danford
August 7, 2024
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FDA announces Class 1 recalls of ventilator, eye injection kits

Editor's Note The US Food & Drug Administration has designated recalls of Baxter’s Life2000 Ventilator and the I-Pack Injection Kit from Bausch + Lomb and subsidiary Synergetics Inc. as Class 1, the most severe category indicating serious risk of injury or death. According to FDA’s July 15 announcement, the ventilator…

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By: Matt Danford
July 16, 2024
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