A West Bloomfield, Michigan, man sustained debilitating, life-altering injuries after undergoing a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedure, without protection for his ears against the loud and intense noise and vibrations caused by the machine. The University of Michigan Health System…
Man Suffers Medical Complications From Retained Surgical Foreign Body
Surgical never events are preventable occurrences for which there is universal professional medical agreement that they should never happen during surgery. One such event is known as “retained surgical foreign body” or RSFB. Retained surgical foreign body is essentially a…
Symbios Medical Products Recalls Pain Management Pump
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reports that pain management pumps manufactured by Symbios before July 2012 are being recalled due to a faulty medication delivery system. The pumps were distributed by B. Braun Medical between April 27, 2011 to…
Da Vinci Surgical Robot Complaints on the Rise; Lawsuits Begin
Amid a surge of complaints, and a few dozen lawsuits, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced early in 2013 it would probe deeper into problems with the da Vinci Surgical System. The FDA receives complaints of adverse events…