Monday, March 24, 2014

CDRH Recalls Report: Growing Recall Count Doesn’t Mean Device Quality Is In Decline

CDRH Recalls Report: Growing Recall Count Doesn’t Mean Device Quality Is In Decline-massdevice: Despite a steady yearly increase in medical device recalls, an adjusted analysis of the number of product corrections and removals actually lags behind industry growth, according to a 10-year retrospective report released this morning by CDRH. The device center drafted its report in response to a 2011 GAO recommendation that it perform an assessment to identify recall trends.