3 results

• FDA Issues Oxygenator Device Warning Over Patient Infection Risks

  June 12, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  The FDA is warning healthcare providers not to use recalled Quadrox oxygenators due to a risk of patient infections.

• FDA Approves New Heater-Cooler System Designed to Prevent Bacterial Contamination That Has Plagued Competitors

  May 9, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has approved a new heater-cooler system that uses a fluid which suppresses the growth of bacterial contamination instead of water.

• TAVR Surgery Linked To Increased Endocarditis And Risk of Death: Study

  May 3, 2021

  Russell Maas

  A new study finds increased risk of heart infections following heart valve replacement surgery, warning that late diagnosis increases the risk of death.