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2020 Letters to Health Care Providers

Title Date
Penumbra’s Urgent Voluntary Recall of JET 7 Catheters with Xtra Flex Technology Due to Increased Risk of Mortality and Serious Injury – Urgent Letter to Health Care Providers 12/15/2020
Potential for False Positive Results with Antigen Tests for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2 - Letter to Clinical Laboratory Staff and Health Care Providers 11/03/2020
Recommendations on Providing Clear Instructions to Patients Who Self-Collect an Anterior Nares (Nasal) Sample in a Health Care Setting for SARS-CoV-2 Testing - Letter to Health Care Providers 10/07/2020
Potential Risk of Infection during Cardiac Surgery When Using the CardioQuip Modular Cooler-Heater Device – Letter to Health Care Providers 09/30/2020
Conduct a Trial Stimulation Period Before Implanting a Spinal Cord Stimulator (SCS) - Letter to Health Care Providers 09/03/2020
Stop Using Gowns, including Surgical Gowns, from Laws of Motion PPE - Letter to Health Care Providers 08/28/2020
Protective Barrier Enclosures Without Negative Pressure Used During the COVID-19 Pandemic May Increase Risk to Patients and Health Care Providers - Letter to Health Care Providers 08/20/2020
Risk of Inaccurate Results with Thermo Fisher Scientific TaqPath COVID-19 Combo Kit - Letter to Clinical Laboratory Staff and Health Care Providers 08/17/2020
False Positive Results with BD SARS-CoV-2 Reagents for the BD Max System - Letter to Clinical Laboratory Staff and Health Care Providers 07/06/2020
Certain COVID-19 Serology/Antibody Tests Should Not Be Used - Letter to Clinical Laboratory Staff and Health Care Providers 06/19/2020
Transport Media Safety Risk - Use Compatible Transport Media with SARS-CoV-2 Tests that Use Bleach - Letter to Clinical Laboratory Staff and Health Care Providers 06/04/2020
Use the Correct Cycle and Compatible N95 Respirators When Decontaminating Respirators with STERRAD Sterilization Systems - Letter to Health Care Providers 05/27/2020
Risk of Misinterpreting Hydrogen Peroxide Indicator Colors for Vapor Sterilization - Letter to Health Care Providers 05/07/2020
Certain Filtering Facepiece Respirators from China May Not Provide Adequate Respiratory Protection - Letter to Health Care Providers 05/07/2020
UPDATE: Potential Risks with Liquid-filled Intragastric Balloons - Letter to Health Care Providers 04/27/2020
Important Information on the Use of Serological (Antibody) Tests for COVID-19 - Letter to Health Care Providers 04/17/2020
Ventilator Supply Mitigation Strategies - Letter to Health Care Providers 03/22/2020
Medical Glove Conservation Strategies - Letter to Health Care Providers 03/20/2020
Surgical Mask and Gown Conservation Strategies - Letter to Healthcare Providers 03/11/2020

 

 

 

 

 

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