Medical product recall: IV flush syringes

Submitted by bizgrrl on Sun, 2008/01/27 - 7:55am.

Apparently it's hard work to provide safe medical products.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced a nationwide recall of all lots of heparin and saline pre-filled flush syringes manufactured by AM2 PAT, Inc., of Angier, N.C. Two lots have been found to be contaminated with Serratia marcescens, a bacterium that can cause serious injury or death.

Patients are suing...

In December, doctors traced numerous infections to heparin-filled syringes used during home treatment for cancer and other ailments.

Be careful out there!


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