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Ventlab Recalls Over 14,000 Manual Resuscitators

11/19/2012 2:00 PM EST  -   Sokolove Law
Ventlab Corp. announced a nationwide medical product recall of 14,602 of its manual resuscitators for a defect that could lead to the threat of hypoxia (low brain oxygen) and hypoventilation (respiratory depression) in patients, which could prove fatal.

Manual resuscitators are...

Patient Safety at Risk from Hacking and Malware

11/12/2012 6:00 PM EST  -   Sokolove Law
New research finds that the pacemakers of some medical device manufacturers have a programming defect that allows them to be commanded to deliver a fatal shock from a laptop as far as 50 feet away.

Inadequate software...

Children Face Strangulation Risk from Pacemaker Leads

11/2/2012 12:00 PM EST  -   Sokolove Law
Children with an epicardial lead implantation that is connected to a pacemaker face a slight risk of cardiac strangulation, says Health Canada.

The pacemaker is connected to the heart using epicardial wires in children with an abnormal heart rhythm. These wires are fixed to the...

Survey Finds Mesh Use Dropped for POP Repair

11/1/2012 9:00 AM EST  -   Sokolove Law
Diminished use of transvaginal mesh in Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) repair suggests that surgeons appear to be heeding warnings about the medical...

Researchers Warn of Insulin Pump Hacking Risk

8/15/2012 8:00 PM EST  -   Sokolove Law
Wireless access and low security features could make insulin pumps susceptible to hacking, according to new research.

Most insulin pumps are pre-programmed to display relevant information to the patient, deliver the appropriate dosage of insulin to the patient, and keep track...