Event Brief
Hong Kong halts blood pressure device batch after death
Filed: May 15, 2026 at 12:10 PM ET
Summary: Hong Kong health authorities ordered hospitals to stop using a blood pressure monitoring batch linked to an elderly man’s death.
WHO: Hong Kong Department of Health; Hospital Authority
WHAT: Ordered hospitals to halt use of a batch of blood pressure monitoring sets after an improperly sealed device was linked to a death; supplier sales halted and incident investigated.
WHEN: May 15, 2026 at 11:57 AM ET
WHERE: Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong
WHY: The device was improperly sealed and linked to the death of a 75-year-old man undergoing a heart operation.
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