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Product Safety Report for Belling / Stoves Gas Hobs - Gas Supply Elbow Joint presenting a serious risk of poisoning, burns or gas explosion and/or fire
(All manufacturers) some pre-filled glass syringes are incompatible with some needle-free connectors; and when adaptor stays attached after use there is a possible risk of infection and or air embolus to patients. (MDA/2011/068)
Manufactured by Terumo BCT – inadequately broken anticoagulant ‘frangible’ may lead to clotting and inadequate therapy during apheresis procedures.
BD have notified the MHRA that the sterility of some of their devices cannot be guaranteed due to quality issues with their third-party sterilisation provider.
(All manufacturers) potential for the red and blue Hansen type dialysis fluid line connectors to be incorrectly configured (interchanged) which results in significantly less efficient dialysis. (MDA/2010/020)
Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery decision of Judge Swami Raghavan and Judge Guy Brannan on 02 September 2022
Baihe Medical have identified an increase in complaints for Rheovalves disposable needle-free valves product code RVNF1. Devices from specific lots are affected. There is a risk of the device breaking in use.
Following our latest review of medical device alerts, we have archived the ones listed below.
(All ) concerns that some insecure adaptor systems are being used to connect temporary pacing leads to external pacemakers. (MDA/2007/042)
(Medtronic) 4 field safety notices concerning these products. (MDA/2013/042)
The MHRA is providing an update on defects identified with Belzer solutions, manufactured by Carnamedica (UK Responsible Person Bridge to Life).
(All) malfunction and failure during use. (MDA/2003/037)
List of Field Safety Notices (FSNs) from 31 October to 4 November 2022
Passengers will be boarding the world’s first fully sized, self-driving bus service in Edinburgh from the Spring, after it was awarded a share of £81 million in joint UK government and industry support for self-driving transport technology.
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