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FDA labels recall of discontinued Olympus endoscope part as Class I
The update comes about six weeks after an early alert flagged reports of 120 injuries and one death linked to reprocessing of ...
Mum-to-be pushed so hard during labour her oesophagus ‘cracked’ and ruptured
A MUM-TO-BE pushed so hard during labour that she ended up rupturing her oesophagus. The 24-year-old, who has not been named, ...
Olympus Issues Medical Device Advisory Notice to Use Alternative Devices to the MAJ-891 Forceps/Irrigation Plug
Olympus Corporation has announced a voluntary Advisory Notice for the Forceps/Irrigation Plug (Isolated Type) model MAJ-891 related to the risk of device contamination that may result from improper ...
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Of recent botched circumcisions
More than 36 boys and infants have lost their manhood in the ongoing HIV-prevention male circumcision programme. Most of the injuries are due to the use of inappropriate forceps that have been ...
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Drop in episiotomy not tied to increase in obstetric anal sphincter injury for most women
This trend persisted across all groups of the classification, ranging from −33.0% in nulliparous women with a term cephalic singleton undergoing forceps delivery to −94.0% in those with ...
USA Today17d
Olympus Issues Medical Device Advisory Notice to Use Alternative Devices to the MAJ-891 Forceps/Irrigation Plug
Olympus Corporation has announced a voluntary Advisory Notice for the Forceps/Irrigation Plug (Isolated Type) model MAJ-891 related to the risk of device contamination that may result from ...