St. Jude ICD, CRT-D Recall Addresses Battery Problems and Cybersecurity Risks
The FDA has approved a new update to address battery problems linked to Abbott Laboratories (formerly St. Jude) ICD and CRT-D heart implants.…
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The FDA has approved a new update to address battery problems linked to Abbott Laboratories (formerly St. Jude) ICD and CRT-D heart implants.…
More than 80,000 Lenovo ThinkPad laptops sold in the U.S. and Canada are being recalled due to the risk of battery overheating and fire due to an unfastened screw.…
The CPSC is warning that fidget spinners can sometimes present a choking hazard to small children, and some battery-powered units have been linked to fires.…
A recall of more than 120,000 Engerizer XBox One controller battery packs comes following two dozen reports of the units overheating, melting and posing burn and fire hazards.…
The FDA is warning doctors nationwide of reports of battery-powered medical carts catching fire and exploding, requiring hospitals to be evacuated.…
A warning over battery failures in some St. Jude ICD and CRT-D heart implants has been upgraded to a class I recall, the FDA’s most serious recall classification.…
Hundreds of thousands of St. Jude heart implants worldwide may have batteries that can fail prematurely, leading to serious injury or death to patients with hearth rhythm problems.…
A number of products which have reportedly exploded or caught fire in recent years all have lithium ion batteries in common.…
The U.S. Navy may soon ban all electronic cigarettes and vaping activities due to the risks of explosions and injuries.…
An increasing number of victims of electronic cigarette explosions are being seen in some hospital emergency rooms.…