Personal Injury Law

FDA Addressing Defibrillator Issues

By Edward Bills

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking a more in-depth look at the problems found in external defibrillators in an effort to improve safety and effectiveness. According to the agency, there have been 68 recalls of defibrillators issued in the U.S. in the last five years. Many of the problems with the machines are easily correctable, the FDA has said, including activation buttons that were covered up on some machines.

Full post as published by Bodily Injury Blog on November 16, 2010 (boomark / email).