Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.

The suffocation death of a 4-month-old baby who was using a portable baby recliner in a crib has spurred the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC) and Baby Matters, LLC, to recall 30,000 Nap Nannies. The infant was in her harness and found hanging over the side of the recliner, caught between the Nap Nanny and the crib bumper. At least one other infant has become entrapped while using the Nap Nanny in a crib. That infant was also harnessed, fell over the side of the recliner, and was caught between the product and the side of the crib. He suffered a cut to the forehead. Using the product in a crib is contrary to the recliner’s instructions.

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission approved a new rule this week that establishes guidelines and requirements for mandatory recall notices. While nearly every recall announced by the CPSC is conducted with the voluntary cooperation of the manufacturer (every one of last year’s product recalls was voluntary), forced, mandatory recalls are sometimes necessary when the manufacturer is either unwilling or unable to participate in the voluntary recall effort.

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To help educate parents about toy safety, Consumer Product Safety CommissionChairman Inez Tenenbaum held a town-hall style meeting in New York City. Discussions centered on new federal safety rules that raise the standards for toys and help protect children from unnecessary harm.

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A sheath used to deliver therapeutic or diagnostic intravascular devices or fluids through the skin is being recalled by the distributor as a result of complaints about stretching or fracture of the sheath during use which have lead to patient injury, according to an announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The nationwide recall includes all lots of the CROSSOVER Sheath Introducer, a product developed and manufactured by Thomas Medical Products, Inc., and distributed by Cordis. It is a long-coil reinforced, kink-resistant catheter sheath intended for use in arterial and venous procedures requiring the percutaneous, or through the skin, introduction of therapeutic or diagnostic intravascular devices or fluids.

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Recognizing how online social networking tools are changing the way we stay connected to the people and things that matter to us, the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission has launched CPSC 2.0, an effort the CPSC describes as “a comprehensive social networking initiative that will make lifesaving and other safety information more accessible to consumers.”

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