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Current Events
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Medical device maker Medtronic PLC said two people have died following dosing errors with its problem-plagued SynchroMed II infusion pump, an implanted device made in Minnesota that slowly injects pain medications into a patient's spinal canal.
More than 238,000 of the devices have been implanted in patients with advanced metastatic cancer, chronic pain and severe spasticity. Various problems with the device have been linked to more than a dozen deaths in recent years. The Food and Drug Administration filed a consent decree against Medtronic in 2015 for repeated failures to correct manufacturing problems.
On Tuesday, regulators in the United Kingdom published an update from Medtronic on the specific problem of "overinfusion," which happens when the programmable SynchroMed II puts out more pain medication than intended. Read more . . .
Monday, October 31, 2016
The Problem: On a variety of 2007-2012 model-year BMW vehicles, the in-take fuel pumps may have insufficiently crimped wire contacts. Loose wires may cause the connector to melt, leading to a fuel leak. The fuel pump could also stop working, and if that happens, the engine could stall. Read more . . .
Monday, October 31, 2016
n">Medical device maker St. Jude Medical Inc said on Friday it has notified doctors to stop implants of one of its cardiac pacemakers, citing reports of problems with electronic data reporting caused by a battery malfunction that could put patients at risk. The affected device is the Nanostim leadless cardiac pacemaker (LCP). St. Jude, which is being acquired by Abbott Laboratories, said it had seven reports of lost telemetry and heart pacing output from the devices. Read more . . .
Friday, October 28, 2016
Amtrak has agreed to pay up to $265 million in one of the largest rail crash settlements in the United States, for claims related to a high-speed derailment in Philadelphia last year that killed eight and injured more than 200, according to a court order issued on Thursday. Read more . . .
Friday, October 28, 2016
Johnson & Johnson lost a third straight trial over claims its talcum powder can cause ovarian cancer with a St. Louis jury awarding a California woman more than $70 million. J&J is accused in about 1,700 lawsuits in state and federal court of ignoring studies linking its baby powder and Shower-to-Shower talc products to ovarian cancer and failing to warn customers about the risk. Thursday’s verdict follows damages verdicts of $72 million and $55 million against the company this year in the first two talc claims to go to trial in St. Louis. Read more . . .
Thursday, October 27, 2016
 Subaru of America is recalling 100,127 2007- to 2009-model year Legacy and Outback vehicles, 2008- to 2014-MY Impreza vehicles, and 2009- to 2013-MY Forester vehicles so dealers can address a potential fire risk, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported.
Thursday, October 27, 2016
Federal regulators are investigating a cardiac device after the death of a patient in Los Angeles. Cedars-Sinai Hospital alerted the U.S. Read more . . .
Thursday, October 27, 2016
Ford Motor Co. is recalling 408,000 cars that are at risk of catching fire due to oil and gas leaks. The Dearborn-based company issued three separate recalls for cars that have problems with their oil and fuel systems. Among the problems reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are faulty engine oil cooler tube assemblies that Ford said may have insufficient crimps on the hose that could lead to a hose separation and an oil leak. The company said the problem, which impacts approximately 8,000 2015-17 Ford Shelby GT350/R Mustang vehicles, “may result in engine failure, and — in the presence of an ignition source — could lead to a fire” if there is a sudden loss of oil in the engine. Read more . . .
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Automobile recalls continue to make the news, with nearly 700,000 vehicles being recalled so far this month in the U.S. to repair safety-related defects. Unfortunately, far too many motorists seem to be tuning out the long-running litany of reports and are ignoring recall notices issued for their rides. Read more . . .
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
HeartWare recalled some of its HVAD ventricular assist device pumps due to a design problem that could cause serious adverse events, including death. Read more . . .
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
When you’re a patient in a hospital, you’d like to think the doctors, nurses, or orderlies standing at your bedside had recently washed their hands, wouldn’t you? Read more . . .
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