Recalls
FDA issues warning on Vital Signs’ anesthesia devices
Medical device recalls for December 2013
Class I recalls
Recalling Manufacturer, Date Posted, Trade Name/Product, Reason for Recall
FDA: Intuitive Surgical recalls are Class II
A pair of recalls affecting more than 110,000 components of Intuitive Surgical‘s (NSDQ:ISRG) flagship da Vinci surgical robot pose only a slight risk of serious consequences, the FDA said this week.
Stryker hashes out 1st settlements in Rejuvenate hip implant cases
Indian media accuses state of failing metal hip patients | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — India media accused its government of failing to act to protect patients potentially harmed by Johnson & Johnson’s (NYSE:JNJ) now-recalled metal-on-metal hips.
J&J’s Ethicon pays $1.3M FDA settlement over mislabeled products
Recalls: Intuitive Surgical warns da Vinci robot can ‘stall’
UPDATED Dec. 5, 8:45 a.m. with comment from an Intuitive spokesman
Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) warned surgeons last month that its flagship da Vinci surgical robot can "stall" during procedures.
Medtech recalls for November 2013
Class I recalls
Recalling Manufacturer, Date Posted, Trade Name/Product, Reason for Recall
More warnings for Philips’ HeartStart defibs | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Medtech giant Philips Healthcare (NYSE:PHG) got renewed attention for its troubled HeartStart automated external defibrillators after the FDA this week issued a new warning letter over potentially faulty electrical components.
Diabetes: Abbott recalls blood glucose test strips
Abbott Diabetes Care (NYSE:ABT) said it issued a recall of its FreeStyle blood glucose test strips after reports of falsely low results.