Medtronic warns of stolen video laryngoscopes
Medtronic sent an alert concerning stolen video laryngoscopes, which are being illegally resold to providers.
View ArticleMissouri system invests in mass casualty response trailers
Freeman Health System is adding two 24-foot-long box trailers equipped for mass casualties to its three-hospital system, The Joplin GlobeGlobe reported.
View ArticleMedical devicemaker reports 1 death, 10 injuries from surgical product
Olympus, a medical supply company based in Pennsylvania, warned customers that its High Flow Insufflation Unit may suddenly over-inflate air into a patient's body without a warning. One death and 10...
View ArticleMedline doubles size of device reprocessing site in Oregon
Medline recently doubled the square footage of its facility in Redmond, Ore., that reprocesses medical devices slated for landfills.
View ArticleWhat will it take to make more PPE in the US?
A southern Virginia factory, which is the only facility in the U.S. that is equipped to make medical-grade synthetic rubber for exam gloves, isn't actually making any at all.
View ArticleB Braun recalls 290K drug delivery products
B. Braun Medical, a Pennsylvania-based medical devicemaker, is recalling nearly 290,000 drug delivery products, according to a Nov. 3 post from the FDA.
View ArticleMislabeling spurs recall of catheters
A label issue for 1,905 catheter kits is prompting a recall as the device's maker, Teleflex, and its subsidiary Arrow International, report 16 incidents related to the mislabeling.
View ArticleMedline, Utah system enter exclusive partnership
Medline and Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health clinched a yearslong, exclusive partnership deal.
View ArticleFDA warns clinicians of recalled saline
The FDA is alerting healthcare providers to not use saline and sterile water products made by Nurse Assist after the Texas-based company recalled more than 70 solutions distributed by companies...
View ArticleMayo Clinic, Cardinal Health create 1st surgical gown with pockets
Cardinal Health now sells the nation's first surgical gown with chest pockets designed to hold a surgical instrument in operating rooms, which the medical supply company invented with physicians at...
View ArticleBring the medical supply chain onshore, lawmakers say
Two legislators in charge of influential House committees are urging the Department of Veterans Affairs to rapidly onshore medical supply manufacturing and end its dependence on China, CNN first...
View ArticleTo reduce recall stress in hospitals, 2 healthcare companies partner
Hospitals that use the SxanPro app to monitor their medical device inventories will now receive a personalized report each month for recalled products sitting on their shelves.
View ArticleCHI nurses: Critical care supply carts need leadership's help
Nurses at a CHI Health hospital in North Dakota are calling on executives to stock emergency crash carts, which they say has been a monthslong issue, according to a letter published Nov. 13 in The...
View Article2nd medical device company warns about stolen laryngoscopes
Laryngoscopes have been stolen from two medical supply companies, Medtronic and Covidien, spurring a recall of more than 5,000 illegally sold, defective devices.
View ArticleThermo Fisher Scientific to close Alabama plant, lay off 97 workers
Biotechnology company Thermo Fisher Scientific will be closing its plant in Auburn, Ala., and laying off 97 employees, ABC affiliate WTVM reported Nov. 14.
View ArticleCardinal Health issues warning for 32M syringes
Cardinal Health is warning customers of more than 32 million syringes because they have different dimensions than older brands, resulting in compatibility issues with syringe pumps, the FDA said Nov. 14.
View ArticleFresenius Medical Care recalls 12M syringes
Fresenius Medical Care is increasing its Class I recall of syringes from about 370,000 to more than 12 million, the FDA said Nov. 15.
View ArticleFDA Commissioner maps out new medical supply chain tactics
After months of navigating nationwide shortages of drugs and medical supplies, Robert Califf, MD, the 25th commissioner of the FDA, addressed these issues and outlined the role the agency is taking to...
View ArticleTufts Medicine expands Premier partnership
Burlington, Mass.-based Tufts Medicine signed a contract with Premier to extend its supply chain partnership over the next 10 years, Premier said in a Nov. 15 news release.
View Article51 complaints, 1 death reported with B Braun pump issue
B. Braun Medical is warning customers of an issue with about 10,000 pumps after receiving 51 complaints and reports of one injury and one death.
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