“Mistakes like dirty instruments shouldn’t happen — mistakes like this that could result in death,” she said. Langenburg voluntarily informed Hicks about the blood-stained instrument.

Dirty, missing instruments plague DMC surgeries Reports, emails show years-long problem putting patients at risk ...

By Stacey Naggiar and Kerri ZimmerNBC NewsWhen John Harrison checked into a Texas hospital in 2009 for rotator cuff surgery, he thought that after a six-week recovery period, he’d be as good as new.

DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - Michigan regulators could reopen an investigation of how the Detroit Medical Center ensures that surgical instruments are clean and sterile after another dirty tool was found ...

Dirty Instruments Lead to Investigation of Seattle Hospital. Up to 100 patients were put at risk for infection. By ABC News. January 23, 2014, 10:49 AM. NaN:NaN.

An outbreak of infections and deaths apparently linked to poorly cleaned medical scopes at a Los Angeles hospital is bringing renewed attention to the broader problem of dirty surgical instruments — ...

After discovering the dirty instruments, Methodist informed the FDA, which in July of 2009 launched a safety review of arthroscopic shavers. But more than 2.5 years later, the FDA has done little to ...

As a self-described germaphobe, she wouldn’t allow any nail tech to “use dirty instruments” on her. “I’m gonna teach you guys how to call them out, too,” she told her 11,000 followers.

Patients Say Dirty Instruments At Denver Hospital Caused Hundreds Of Infections. June 17, ... Last April, the hospital revealed it had had problems with cleaning its instruments.

SAN DIEGO — Tom Hirsh has spent his life on the ocean, competing in sailing races and running Harbor Sailboats out of Shelter Island. But at 68 years old, Hirsh's days on the open water are over ...