A medical manufacturer retrieved only 2 percent of about 3 . 6 million surgical sutures it recalled after the products allegedly were contaminated with infectious bacteria, the U . S . Food and Drug Administration said.
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There are occasional interactive non sequiturs : clicking on " scrapes and cuts, " for instance, elicits a picture not of scabs and bandages but of surgical suture techniques that might be used to close a major abdominal operation.
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A new antibacterial surgical suture called VicrylPlus, marketed by Ethicon Products, a division of Johnson & Johnson, highlights the dilemma drug companies and the medical community face every day : fighting infection, while trying not to contribute to the rise of supergerms.
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In its plan, Premier said that it will cap its sales fees at 3 percent, and stop issuing contracts to single manufacturers for products like pacemakers, blood oxygen monitors, surgical sutures and staplers, sterile supply trays used in operating rooms and orthopedic implants.
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A new antibacterial surgical suture called VicrylPlus, marketed by Ethicon Products, a division of Johnson & amp; Johnson, highlights the dilemma drug companies and the medical community face every day : fighting infection, while trying not to contribute to the rise of supergerms.
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Rep . Pete Stark, D-Calif ., said the FDA's handling of a nationwide recall of the Ethicon Corp .'s trademark Vicryl surgical sutures _ and the low return rate _ made him fear that " the system may have failed to protect the health of patients ."
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In December it said it would buy the Sherwood Davis & Geck unit, a maker of needles, syringes and surgical sutures, for $ 1.77 billion in cash from the American Home Products Corp . In April it said it would acquire the closely held Confab, a maker of adult diapers and hygiene products.
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In 1992, sources in France reported to the MCA " that BSE had now been reported in France and there were some licensed surgical sutures derived from French bovine material . " Concerns were also raised at a CSM meeting " regarding a possible risk of transmission of the BSE agent in gelatin products ."
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In December it said it would buy the Sherwood Davis & AMP; Geck unit, a maker of needles, syringes and surgical sutures, for $ 1 . 77 billion in cash from the American Home Products Corp . In April it said it would acquire the closely held Confab, a maker of adult diapers and hygiene products.
