Supply Chain

B. Braun Medical, a Pennsylvania-based medical devicemaker, is recalling nearly 290,000 drug delivery products, according to a Nov. 3 post from the FDA. 

A southern Virginia factory, which is the only facility in the U.S. that is equipped to make medical-grade synthetic rubber for exam gloves, isn't actually making any at all.

Medline recently doubled the square footage of its facility in Redmond, Ore., that reprocesses medical devices slated for landfills. 

Olympus, a medical supply company based in Pennsylvania, warned customers that its High Flow Insufflation Unit may suddenly over-inflate air into a patient's body without a warning. One death and 10 serious injuries have been reported to the FDA.

Freeman Health System is adding two 24-foot-long box trailers equipped for mass casualties to its three-hospital system, The Joplin Globe Globe reported. 

Medtronic sent an alert concerning stolen video laryngoscopes, which are being illegally resold to providers. 

Cardinal Health is notifying customers of incompatibility between syringe pumps and more than 20 million of its Luer-Lock Tip Soft Pack syringes. 

Here are 10 recent drug and medical device recalls reported by the FDA:

Medline opened another distribution center in late October as part of its $2 billion investment in healthcare supply resilience. 

The leading tactics to combat supply chain disruptions are confirming vendor-approved product alternatives and stockpiling, according to a Kaufman Hall report published Oct. 24.