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The Center for Disease Control reported a collaboration with public health officials in several states, as well as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Hadar infections. The investigation has been linked to eating turkey burgers — although investigators were not able to determine consumption of turkey burgers for all patients. FSIS officials determined that at least three of the case-patients in Colorado, Ohio, and Wisconsin reported eating Jennie-O Turkey…

The medical device company Beckman Coulter, Inc., issued a recall in May for their Synchron LX Ion Selective Electrolyte Flow Cell, which is classified by the FDA as a Class I recall by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, say reports. Reports say the pump may wear incorrectly, causing silver iodide build-up and microbial contamination and, ultimately, incorrect electrolyte delivery, which can eventually cause adverse health consequences. The components are are chemical analyzers that are computer-controlled which analyze blood, urine…

The oft-maligned DePuy hip implant device, which was recalled last summer, has been cited in a lawsuit by 20 Australians earlier this month. The suit claims the device, which is surgically implanted in the hip socket, eventually necessitates the need for a painful and complicated second surgery. In addition, reports say, there are illnesses linked to metal toxicity from the components, such as concerns of severe tissue and bone damage as well as metal infiltrating the bloodstream. The federal class…

Reports say a defective fan may become overheated and shut down the Maquet Datascope Intra-Aortic Balloon Catheter Pump without sounding any warning alarm, and ultimately injuring patients. Due to that possibility, Maquet Datascope Corporation notified customers that representatives would replace power supplies on affected devices. The Class I recall – the most serious type of recall as judged by the FDA — involves some models of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps manufactured between 2008 and 2010. For the exact specifications of pumps,…

A device used in delivering a lifesaving cardioplegia solution to coronary arteries during cardiopulmonary bypass has been recalled, with consultation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, reports say. The device, specified in reports as the Terumo Coronary Ostia Cannula, has evidently been responsible for depositing fragments of adhesive and plastic in the tip, which can cause arterial injury, reports say. Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, removed the product line from the market and has apparently discontinued…