Glitch Prompts Smiths To Recall Emergency Ventilators

After reports of eight serious injuries, Smiths Medical recalled nearly 3,000 ventilators used during emergency transport.

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The US FDA has designated a recall from Smiths Recall ASD class I, its most serious.

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