The Disaster of Medical Device Recalls
When medical professionals treat a patient they design a plan. If the plan requires a medical device, some patients may require surgery depending on where that device needs to be installed. Medical devices have been a life-saving treatment option and have a huge success rate for many health problems, however, it is not uncommon for medical devices to malfunction or have defects. When an instance like this occurs it is documented and if it's due to a bad batch or manufacturing error the device will be recalled. Medical recalls Are Not Immediately Pulled Medical devices that are found defective or dangerous are not immediately pulled. Doctors will first look to see if the device can be fixed without having to surgically remove it. If that is not the case, then…