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June 30, 2012
As a New York medical malpractice attorney I appreciate the risks faced by patients when medical caregivers do not abide by reasonable standards of care.
Beyond the conduct of medical staff members, it is also important that the tools and devices used in hospitals and clinics (and often placed inside patient bodies) be made safely.
That isn’t always the case.
Whether it is from dangerous medicine, like the Novartis recall of popular medicines like Excedrin, or for medical devices, like defective implants or test kits, patients can suffer serious harm even when receiving top-notch care if the products used are not safe.
For example, last week the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Class 1 recall on several cardiovascular diagnostic test kits because of a potentially fatal error that increases the rate of false positive and false negative results.
A Class 1 recall affects products with a reasonable risk of serious adverse effects or death.
It is the most serious recall issued by the FDA.
The test kits which do not provide proper precision include Triage CardioProfiler Panel, Cardiac Panel, Profiler SOB Panel, BNP, and D-dimer tests.
These products feature a meter and various test devices and are used to help diagnose cardiac diseases and conditions, including heart failure and myocardial infarction as well as aid in assessing patients for pulmonary embolism.
Certain recalled lots have increased frequency of false positive Troponin I results.
Other affected test kits are used to identify 11 drugs, including cocaine, acetaminophen, and marijuana.
The FDA warned that these defects cannot be detected in quality control testing.
This recall affects 98,100 units in 49 different lots of test kit products:
According to the manufacturer, about 70% of US hospitals use the diagnostic tests.
They also are available in more than 50 international markets.
The manufacturer, Alere, issued an urgent recall notice on May 22, 2012 following reports of problems due to erroneous results from these diagnostic tests.
This was a voluntary recall by the company.
A follow up notice was issued on June 11, 2012 adding additional products to the recall, as did another follow up on June 12.
These updates nearly doubled the number of products recalled under the original notice.
Alere is still in talks with the FDA to determine the final requirements for the release of new products after September.
Alere requests the discontinuance or discarding of any of these affected devices.
The FDA is recommending that healthcare professionals and patients report adverse events or side effects related to the use of these products to the FDA’s MedWatch Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program.
In addition, as with all harm caused by negligence or defective products, the civil law provides avenues to ensure proper accountability and redress for the individual patients harmed.
If you or a family member has been affected by an unsafe medical device in our area, contact a New York medical malpractice lawyer as soon as possible to discuss potential legal assistance.
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