Name of product: Competition/Closed Course and Enduro Motorcycles Reason for Recall: While in use, the bike’s throttle cable can malfunction and result in an uncontrollable throttle. This poses a serious crash and injury hazard to the rider and anyone in the vicinity. Description: The recall includes 13 models of KTM and Husaberg brand competition/closed-course and off-road …
Drunk driving car accidents are the only 100% preventable type of traffic accident. If people would only first think of their personal safety and the safety of others before getting behind the wheel while intoxicated, drunk driving accidents would disappear completely. Unfortunately, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), over 10,000 people are …
Cook Medical has initiated a nationwide/global recall of its Zilver PTX Drug Eluting Peripheral Stent after receiving complaints about delivery system tip separation. Two adverse events, including one death, occurred in cases where a tip separation was reported. The recall includes all sizes, diameters, and lot numbers of the product. These devices were distributed to …
ISSUE: FDA notified healthcare professionals of a Class 1 recall for this product due to a software defect that results in wider cutting ranges. The parameters of the manufactured cutting guides may not meet the surgeon’s pre-operative planning parameters entered via a web application. Additionally, Stryker Orthopaedics determined that another software defect resulted in the …
Dog attacks are a very common occurrence in the United States with more than 4. 7 million occurring each year, and almost twenty percent resulting in serious injury. Recently Chad McLain was featured on a breaking News on 6 Segment about a violent dog attack in North Tulsa. It is important to know what steps …
Robotic surgery is a new and largely untested technology. If you are considering robotic surgery, you should know all the facts. Hysterectomies are currently the most common operation performed by Intuitive’s da Vinci Surgical robot. Individuals contemplating robotic surgery are generally told that surgeries with the da Vinci robot are safer, and result in a …
Nutri-Vet and Nutripet Recall: On February 20, 2013, Nutri-Vet LLC began voluntarily recalling its Nutri-Vet and Nutripet chicken jerky products because they may be contaminated with salmonella. Salmonella is a potentially harmful bacterium that can thrive when food products are not cooked to a high enough temperature or handled properly. Salmonella can sicken both humans …
Stryker® Orthopaedics has recalled its Rejuvenate Modular and ABG II modular stem and neck hip implants. This recall was announced by the FDA on July 6, 2012. It has been found that fretting and corrosion of the hip implant are occurring with some of the devices. This can cause serious complications such as metallosis (metal …
On February 21st, 2013 Olaxx Corp announced a nationwide recall of their popular weight loss supplement sold under the brand name Maxiloss Weight Advanced Softgels. These diet pills contain the unlicensed drug Sibutramine which is not included on the products list of ingredients. Sibutramine was previously used as a controlled substance for the treatment of …
Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants: Updated Safety Recommendations The FDA recently provided updated safety information and recommendations to both patients and health care providers about metal-on-metal hip implants. This new safety assessment includes updated risks of metal-on-metal joint replacement devices. This information also takes into account all new medical published literature, as well as the results of …
