recalls
GAO Takes FDA to Task for Medical Device Recall Improvement
Jun 23, 2011
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released it's recommendations to FDA on medical device. In it, GAO recommends that FDA establish stronger...
Is Europe Just as Safe as the United States?
Feb 01, 2011
The European Union experiences roughly the same number of medical device recalls per year as does the United States, says a report from the Boston Consulting...
Do You Sue Well with Others?
Jan 19, 2011
Have you seen this ad or one like it? Lawyers—already an opportunistic bunch by most accounts—have been trying to capitalize on defective drugs...
Pyng Quickly Recalls FASTx
Nov 16, 2010
Pyng Medical has voluntarily recalled the first 400 FASTx sternal intraosseous devices that were sent to distributors after it received reports of inconsistent...
FDA Demands Pump Recall from Baxter
May 05, 2010
Baxter International Inc. has been ordered to recall 200,000 Colleague brand pumps. FDA has called on the company to "recall and destroy" all of the...
Baxter Dialysis Machines Recalled
Mar 03, 2010
Baxter International has issued a recall of its HomeChoice dialysis machines after the device firm received reports of patients overfilling their abdominal...
FDA Needs Backbone in Device Approval, Experts Say
Jun 19, 2009
A panel of medical industry experts testified before a congressional hearing, telling Congress that FDA needs to add teeth to its approval process for medical...