www.med-art.com
DOT Med News (8/23, Nafziger) reports,
"Nearly 123 million medical devices, such as ultrasound gels and hip
implants, were hit with recalls in the last quarter, making for a nearly
two-year high, according to a company that tracks food, drug, device, and
children's product recalls." The story notes that "while the number
of device recalls dropped since the previous quarter, the number of actual
units affected passed the 100 million mark for the first time since the third quarter
of 2010, according to a quarterly index on recalls published by ExpertRecall, a
subsidiary of medical waste management giant Stericycle." The index notes
that the US Food and Drug Administration "enforcement reports from Q2 2012
found 242 device recalls, down 13 percent from the 277 in the first quarter,
but up 4 percent from the same period last year."
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