| Subject: | FDA Notifies Healthcare Professionals About an Ongoing Safety Review for Arthroscopic Shavers |
| Category: | Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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| Published: | Tue, 7 Jul 2009 - 01:00 pm |
| Audience: Orthopedic healthcare professionals, hospital risk managers, surgical services supervisors The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is informing healthcare professionals of instances in which pieces of tissue have remained within arthroscopic shavers, even after the cleaning process was believed to have been completed according to the manufacturer's instructions. Since retained tissue in these devices can compromise the entire sterilization process, the FDA is actively working... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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