TY - JOUR AB - Biomedical Safety & Standards Concise, accurate news reports for medical device safety professionals BS&S FEATURE August 15, 2022 Volume 52 GE Healthcare Says Contrast Media Number 14 IN THIS ISSUE Shortage Is Over Recalls & Field Facing a global, COVID-related shortage of Corrections—Class I contrast media, GE Healthcare recently Philips Respironics V60 and announced that production capacity from its V60 Plus Ventilators ..... 105 Shanghai facility was expected to be close to iCast Covered Stent 100% starting from June 6. The plant had been System ........................... 107 closed due to a lockdown of facilities in China. ArjoHuntleigh Sara Plus A May 26, 2022, article in the New York Floor Lift ....................... 107 Times described a nationwide shortage of the Dragonfly OpStar Imaging imaging agents that forced hospitals to ration Catheter ........................ 107 nonemergency imaging tests. Recalls & Field The shortage of contrast media is unprecedented. CT scans with contrast are Corrections—Class II used to diagnose cancers, blood clots, and infection, among other conditions. Getinge 9100-Series Washer Most hospitals retain only a few weeks’ supply of contrast agent. Disinfector ..................... 108 Philips Hemodynamic Hospital administrators described a crisis, with one medical director quoted Application .................... 108 in the Times saying, TI - Medtronic IN.PACT Balloon Catheters JF - Biomedical Safety Standards DO - 10.1097/01.bmsas.0000853300.98743.99 DA - 2022-08-15 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wolters-kluwer-health/medtronic-in-pact-balloon-catheters-CeLwmhza06 SP - 110 EP - 111 VL - 52 IS - 14 DP - DeepDyve ER -