FDA Public Health Advisory：Unsafe Electrode Lead Wires and Patient Cables Used With Medical Devices

To：Directors of Nursing，Risk Managers，Biomedical／Clinical Engineering Departments On September 3,1993, FDA issued a Safety Alert warning health care professionals of the potential hazards of using unsafe electrode lead wires and patient cables with apnea monitors. I am now extending that warning to include all other devices that may use electrode lead wires with unprotected pins.