FDA has issued a Class I Recall on Medtronic Neuromodulation INDURA IP intrathecal catheters, sutureless pump connector revision kits and intrathecal catheter pump segment revision kits. There are potential misconnections of the Medtronic sutureless connector ("SC") catheters from the catheter port on the medtronic pump. These misconnections have … [Read more...]
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Medtronic Initiates Voluntary Field Actions for Selected Heparin-Coated Products
CONTACT: DANIEL BEACH PUBLIC RELATIONS 763-505-2603 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- MINNEAPOLIS – MAY 7, 2008 – MEDTRONIC, INC. TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT IT IS INITIATING A VOLUNTARY AND PRECAUTIONARY RECALL OF SELECTED PRODUCTS FEATURING THE CARMEDA BIOACTIVE SURFACE. THE AFFECTED DEVICES ARE DISPOSABLE PRODUCTS USED DURING CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS … [Read more...]
Medtronic SynchroMed EL Implantable Infusion Pumps Recalled
In a Class 1 Recall yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recalled all SynchroMed El pumps with motors manufactured after September 1999. … [Read more...]
Parietex Hernia Mesh
Parietex hernia mesh comes in many varieties for many types of hernia repair. It is made by Covidien, a subsidiary of Medtronic. The first Parietex hernia mesh product hit the market in 1999. Although no Parietex hernia mesh products have been recalled in the U.S., many of the products are known to cause serious complications, as evidenced by … [Read more...]
149 Transvaginal Mesh Cases Against C.R. Bard Dismissed – Already Settled
By Avon Alexander, Staff Writer Medical device manufacturer C.R. Bard was given a legal victory in court this week, after a U.S. District Court judge dismissed dozens of vaginal mesh product liability cases against the company. In all 149 cases against Bard were dismissed by U.S. District Court for Southern West Virginia Judge Joseph Goodwin, … [Read more...]
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