| Subject: | FDA Announces Recall of Tenderflow Pediatric Arterial Cannulae |
| Category: | Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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| Published: | Mon, 8 Dec 2008 - 04:00 pm |
| The FDA and Terumo Cardiovascular Systems are notifying healthcare professionals of a worldwide recall of its Tenderflow Pediatric Arterial Cannulae involving 21 lot codes (please see the Terumo press release in the references below for complete list). Terumo received five reports of difficulty retracting the introducer from the cannula. When the introducer cannot be retracted from the cannula, the cannula must be removed and replaced, a process that may lead to aortic damage, blood loss and/or... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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