February 16, 2017
Fire and Burn Hazards Prompt More Laptop Recalls
Faulty lithium batteries | Photo from cpsc.gov Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. (“Toshiba”) recently announced that it was expanding its recall of Toshiba laptops to include certain models sold between July 2013 and November 2016. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the recall affects 83,000 units of Toshiba Satellite laptops that have the…
January 16, 2017
Research Shows Almost Half of IVC Filters Prone to Fracture Within Five Years
Published medical studies have already found a number of serious complications associated with inferior vena cava (IVC) filters including fracture, device migration, perforation of the vena cava wall, organ penetration and the increased risk for blood clots. Now, a recent study conducted by researchers at the Imaging Institute of Interventional Radiology Clinic in Cleveland has…