Livanova has issued new instructions for preventing 3T Heater Cooler infections and is upgrading the devices design to make aerosol emissions into the operating room less likely.
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Reports of serious nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) infections following heart bypass and other surgical procedures may be linked to the use of the Sorin 3T Heater-Cooler system. Many of these surgical devices may release contaminants into the sterile air of the operating room, resulting in hard-to-treat and life-threatening infections like M. chimeara and M. abscessus.…
A hospital infection outbreak was traced back to armpit thermometers which still transmitted infections even after being cleaned.…
A new lawsuit indicates that a child suffered hospital infections after undergoing heart surgery involving a contaminated 3T Heater-Cooler System.…
A 3T Heater Cooler lawsuit claims that contamination resulted in an infection for a young girl following heart surgery.…
Despite an increase in overall Legionnaire’s disease rates among VA patients, researchers say efforts to prevent infections appear to be working.…
Two class action lawsuits filed against a Washington state hospital indicates that a 2,600 patients were potentially exposed to hepatitis C after a nurse stole injectable drugs.…
A recall of Medline Remedy Essentials cleansing foams have been announced after being linked to a multistate B. Cepacia infection outbreak.…
The FDA is warning that some types of endoscope connectors designed for multiple patient use may carry a risk of cross contamination between patients.…
The FDA has cleared Custom Ultrasonics AERs for the cleaning of some duodenoscopes, which have been linked to hospital infection outbreaks.…
