Snapped needles

Posted by on Nov 14, 2008 | No Comments

China said on Friday it had recalled a batch of disposable medical needles after one snapped when inserted into an infant’s vein. Health organizations were ordered to stop using the needles, made by a Shanghai-based firm, after tests on another six from the same batch showed they all broke easily. The incident with the needle was reported by a maternity center in southeastern Guangdong province in mid-October.

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