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Hong Kong halts medical device use after patient death

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Hong Kong health authorities have mandated a halt on the use of specific medical devices following a patient's death. An elderly man died during a heart operation at Tuen Mun Hospital after air bubbles were detected in his coronary artery, linked to an improperly sealed blood pressure monitoring set. Investigations are ongoing into the device's screw-on connector. AI

RANK_REASON Regulatory action taken by health authorities regarding a medical device.

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Hong Kong halts medical device use after patient death

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Wynna Wong ·

    Health authorities order halt to use of medical devices tied to patient’s death

    Hong Kong health authorities have ordered hospitals to stop using a batch of blood pressure monitoring sets after an improperly sealed device was linked to the death of an elderly man undergoing a heart operation. The Department of Health also said on Friday that it had ordered t…

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