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What led to the
recall?
APRIL 17 WEB CONFERENCE
Get Advice Straight
From the Experts
Stryker issued a recall of the
Neptune 1 Silver and
Neptune 2 Ultra last year,
saying the devices could
cause hemorrhaging and
damage soft tissues, muscles
and organs if used improperly. The recall came after 2
patients were injured, one
fatally, when a healthcare
worker inexplicably connected the Neptune 2 Ultra
to a patient's chest drainage
tube after surgery.
Stryker says you should
never use either high-powered device for respiratory
tract suction, but didn't
include such a warning on
the label. Stryker sent all
Neptune 1 Bronze, Neptune
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CRI Institute
has been
reporting on the
Stryker Neptune
recall since its
inception, issuing exclusive
Health Devices
Alerts and special reports
addressing the implications. Now, to help
healthcare providers comply with the various
implications of this regulatory action, ECRI is
presenting a web conference that will cover
the facts about the recall, how risks occur
when using the Neptune devices, the key
steps to deciding what to do next and guidance for buying replacement devices. There
will be an extended Q&A session. If you register by April 15, use discount code DAPR13
to save $60.
WHAT: Stryker Neptune Waste Management
System Recall: What Now?
WHEN: 1 to 2:30 p.m. EDT, April 17 REGISTER:
www.ecri.org/
Conferences/AudioConferences/
Pages/Stryker-Neptune-Waste-ManagementSystem-Recall.aspx
1 Gold and Neptune 1 Gold
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