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2021 Letters to Health Care Providers

Title Date
Getinge’s Maquet/Datascope IABP Devices: Update on Device Failure – Letter to Health Care Providers 12/22/2021
Possible False RPR Reactivity with BioPlex 2200 Syphilis Total & RPR Test Kit Following a COVID-19 Vaccine - Letter to Clinical Laboratory Staff and Health Care Providers 12/17/2021
UPDATE: Potential Biocompatibility Concerns with NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics’ Precice Devices - Letter to Health Care Providers 12/01/2021
Leadless Pacing Systems: Risk of Major Complications Related to Cardiac Perforation During Implantation - Letter to Health Care Providers 11/17/2021
UPDATE: Potential Risk of Infection When Using Heater-Cooler Devices – Letter to Health Care Providers 10/13/2021
UPDATE: Safe Use of Surgical Staplers and Staples - Letter to Health Care Providers 10/07/2021
Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO) Devices Potentially Associated with Procedural Outcome Differences Between Women and Men - Letter to Health Care Providers 09/27/2021
Potential for False Positive Results with Abbott Molecular Inc. Alinity m SARS-CoV-2 AMP and Alinity m Resp-4-Plex AMP Kits - Letter to Clinical Laboratory Staff and Health Care Providers 09/17/2021
Potential Risk of Aluminum Leaching with Use of Certain Fluid Warmer Devices - Letter to Health Care Providers 09/15/2021
Stop Using Certain N95 Respirators Manufactured by Shanghai Dasheng - Letter to Health Care Providers 08/25/2021
Stop Using All Eco-Med Ultrasound Gels and Lotions Due to Risk of Bacterial Contamination – Letter to Health Care Providers 08/18/2021
Potential Biocompatibility Concerns with NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics’ Precice Devices – Letter to Health Care Providers 07/08/2021
Update: FDA No Longer Authorizes Use of Non-NIOSH-Approved or Decontaminated Disposable Respirators - Letter to Health Care Personnel and Facilities 06/30/2021
Sodium Citrate Blood Specimen Collection Tube Conservation Strategies - Letter to Health Care and Laboratory Personnel 06/10/2021
Stop New Implants of the Medtronic HVAD System - Letter to Health Care Providers 06/03/2021
Update: FDA Recommends Transition from Use of Non-NIOSH-Approved and Decontaminated Disposable Respirators - Letter to Health Care Personnel and Facilities 05/27/2021
Stop Using Certain Syringes and Needles with Needle Safety Devices Manufactured by HAIOU - Letter to Health Care Providers 05/20/2021
FDA Recommends Transition from Use of Decontaminated Disposable Respirators - Letter to Health Care Personnel and Facilities 04/09/2021
Infections Associated with Reprocessed Urological Endoscopes - Letter to Health Care Providers 04/01/2021
Potential for False Results with Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. cobas SARS-CoV-2 & Influenza Test for use on cobas Liat System-Letter to Clinical Laboratory Staff, Point-of-Care Facility Staff, and Health Care Providers 03/12/2021
Using Ventilator Splitters During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Letter to Health Care Providers 02/09/2021
Genetic Variants of SARS-CoV-2 May Lead to False Negative Results with Molecular Tests for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 - Letter to Clinical Laboratory Staff and Health Care Providers 01/08/2021
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