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Sierra Pre-Filled Syringe
Sierra Pre-Filled Syringes
Keywords: Sierra | Syringe | Bacterial Infections | Lawsuit | Lawyer | AttorneySierra Pre-Filled Heparin Syringes caused serious bacterial infections in at least 40 people in Texas and Illinois in December 2007. The patients became infected by flushing their central intravenous catheter with the heparin-filled syringes. Heparin is a blood thinner that prevents the formation of blood clots and is used to keep central intravenous lines from clotting. Sierra Pre-Filled Syringes from the contaminated batch where also sent to Colorado, Florida, and Pennsylvania, prompting Sierra Pre-Filled to pull the defective syringes from the market. The tainted syringes were manufactured by Sierra Pre-Filled, also known as AM2 PAT, of Angier, North Carolina.
Sierra Pre-Filled Syringes Linked to Bacterial Infections
Around 40 people in Texas and Illinois where sickened by the contaminated Sierra Pre-Filled Syringes. The victims included 20 outpatients at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. No deaths have been reported related to the Sierra Pre-Filled Syringes, but of the 20 Rush outpatients who fell ill, 14 required hospitalization.
Doctors at Rush were able to trace the infections to Sierra Pre-Filled Syringes patients used during home treatment for cancer and other ailments. The infections were the result of a bacterium called Serratia marcescens, which can cause fever and chills.
Tainted Sierra Pre-Filled Syringes Pulled Removed From Market
The infected Sierra Pre-Filled Syringes came from a single lot - 070926H –that was manufactured at the Sierra Pre-Filled manufacturing facility in North Carolina. The bacteria were found in fluid from the Sierra Pre-Filled syringes, but it is uncertain if the original contamination was in the heparin, the saline used to dilute the drug, or the syringes themselves. As a result of the bacterial contamination, all Sierra Pre-Filled syringes from the implicated lot where recalled.
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Sierra Pre-Filled Syringe Debacle Yields Five More Lawsuits
Jan 25, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Sierra Pre-Filled bacteria tainted syringes continue to be the target of lawsuits. Five people filed a lawsuit Thursday against Sierra Pre-Filled of Angier, North Carolina, manufacturer of the contaminated pre-filled syringes. All five claimants are Illinois residents and patients at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. The five Sierra Pre-Filled syringe lawsuit plaintiffs allege they became seriously ill and were hospitalized because of the defective medical devices.In...
Sierra Pre-Filled Syringe Recall Expanded
Jan 21, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
More Sierra Pre-Filled Syringes have been recalled due to concerns over potential bacterial contamination. The Sierra Pre-filled Syringe recalls has now been expanded to include all lots and all sizes of both Heparin and Saline pre-filled flushes manufactured by Sierra Pre-Filled, Inc.—also known as AM2 PAT—located in Angier, North Carolina. The Sierra Pre-Filled syringe products are distributed under two brand names: Sierra Pre-Filled Inc. and B. Braun. The...
Sierra Pre-Filled Syringe Lawsuit Filed in Illinois, and More are Expected to Follow
Dec 26, 2007 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
A contaminated Sierra Pre-Filled Syringe made a leukemia patient seriously ill, and now she is suing the maker of the defective devices. The 30-year-old Illinois woman reportedly spent 9 days in the hospital as a result of the bacterial infection she contracted from the Sierra Pre-Filled Heparin Syringe she used as part of her home treatment. Late last week, the tainted Sierra Pre-Filled Syringes where pulled from the market after dozens of blood infections where traced to them....
Sierra Pre-Filled Heparin Syringes Recalled After FDA Inspection Finds Problems with Companys Quality System
Dec 25, 2007 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Sierra Pre-Filled Heparin Syringes have been recalled by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) after it was discovered that the medical devices were contaminated with dangerous bacteria. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is also investigating dozens of blood infections linked to the Sierra Pre-Filled Syringes contaminated with bacteria. In announcing the Sierra Pre-Filled Syringe recall, the FDA said that an ongoing inspection of Sierra Pre-Filled showed that...
Contaminated Sierra Pre-Filled Heparin Syringes Cause Bacterial Infections in 40 People, CDC Investigating
Dec 20, 2007 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Contaminated Sierra Pre-filled syringes have made dozens of people in two states ill with a potentially serious bacterial infections. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating the illnesses, and the defective medical devices implicated in the infections have been pulled from the market. Around 40 people have been sickened in Texas and Illinois, including 20 outpatients at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. So far, no deaths have been...
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