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The FDA calls them ‘recalls,’ yet the targeted medical devices often remain in use
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The FDA calls them ‘recalls,’ yet the targeted medical devices often remain in use

August 20, 2024 by David Hilzenrath, Kaiser Health News Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn 2016, medical device giant Abbott issued a recall for its MitraClip cardiac device—”a Class I recall, the most serious type,” the FDA said. “Use of this device may cause serious injuries or death,” an FDA notice about the recall said. But neither...