Medical Equipment Defects

Medical Device Reporting (MDR): How to Report Medical …

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Patients, healthcare professionals and consumers who find a problem related to a medical device are encouraged to report medical device adverse events or product problems to the FDA through...

Recalls, Corrections and Removals (Devices) | FDA

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Medical Product and Device Defects - FindLaw

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A product liability case can arise from injuries caused by defective or dangerous medical devices. These devices include appliances, equipment, organ …

Medical Device Defect Lawsuits | AllLaw

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Types of Product Liability. A medical device can usually be considered defective in one of three different ways: A design defect occurs when the product is manufactured …

Top Four Defective Medical Devices That Cause Patient …

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Whether equipment is outdated or poorly maintained, or faulty due to a manufacturers defect, medical device malpractice suits are becoming more common. …

Five Common Causes of Medical Device Failure

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Scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersivex-ray analysis (SEM/EDS) also identifies failures. It can be used to examine fractures, determine whether a chemical attack has occurred, and identify …

Defective Medical Devices - FindLaw

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Dangerous or defective medical devices -- such as faulty surgical instruments, implants, pacemakers, and prosthetics -- can give rise to a product …

Medical Device Defects - The FDA’s Medical Device …

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Defects and Injuries The standards put into place with the FDA and the Standards Program are necessary due to the high risk of defects in products. The defective medical device …

5 causes of equipment failure (and how to prevent them)

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5 common causes of equipment failure Cause #1: Improper operation Cause #2: Failure to perform preventive maintenance Cause #3: Too much preventive maintenance Cause #4: Failure to continuously …

What Is a Defective Medical Device? - HG.org

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Common Defective Medical Devices There are certain medical devices that are commonly defective when in use through standard methods or as instructed. These devices …