Personal Injury Law

FDA Recalls Two Defective Medical Devices Baxter Infusion Pumps and Covidien Pediatric Trach Tubes

Recalls, recalls, recalls--FDA officials were busy working with manufacturers of dangerous medical devices last week to inform the public of potentially injurious medical products it has decided must be removed from market. Included in these FDA recalls were Baxter International?s Colleague Volumetric Infusion Pumps and Covidien?s tracheostomy tubes for children. Excluded from these FDA recalls was immediate action to protect patient safety and health.

Serious injury and death have been reported caused by Baxter International?s defective Colleague infusion pumps. These medical devices are used to deliver regular, controlled amounts of medication or other fluids to patients.

Full post as published by Tennessee Law Blog on March 16, 2009 (boomark / email).