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Article: VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH UPDATE ON TISSUE IMPLANT INVESTIGATION
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- March 20, 2006
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The Vermont Department of Health issued the following news release:
The Vermont Department of Health continues to investigate the Federal Drug Administration's national recall of tissue donor samples distributed to Vermont health care providers.
In addition to the two hospitals identified on Friday as having received tissue that originated from Biomedical Tissue Services, Ltd, a tissue recovery supplier in New Jersey under investigation by federal prosecutors, the department has learned that one sample also went to Copley Hospital.
Copley is identifying and contacting the patient to offer screening. As a precautionary measure, the screening is recommended by the FDA for all patients ...