US FDA Slaps Another Class I Recall On Medtronic
The company’s Covidien catheters subject of latest recall
Executive Summary
The US FDA has identified a recall of Covidien catheters due to a hub defect as class I. The agency’s most serious designation is yet another for the company, which has recently recalled several devices.
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