Health Canada Ultrasound Medical Gels

Ultrasound: Medical radiation - Canada.ca

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/health-risks-safety/radiation/medical/ultrasound.html

Health Canada's role. Health Canada regulates diagnostic ultrasound devices under the Food and Drugs Act, the Radiation Emitting Devices Act, and the Medical Devices Regulations. This ensures the safety and effectiveness of the devices when they are used for their licenced diagnostic purposes and according to guidelines for safe use. Health Canada has established Guidelines for the Safe Use of Diagnostic Ultrasound. The Guidelines state that ultrasound should not be used for any of the ...

Medical gels and the risk of serious infection | CMAJ

https://www.cmaj.ca/content/171/11/1348

Health Canada, however, has recently warned that several common practices involving the gels may lead to infection. 1 These …

Guidelines for the Safe Use of Diagnostic Ultrasound

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/environmental-workplace-health/reports-publications/radiation/guidelines-safe-use-diagnostic-ultrasound.html

Stop Using All Eco-Med Ultrasound Gels and Lotions …

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/letters-health-care-providers/stop-using-all-eco-med-ultrasound-gels-and-lotions-due-risk-bacterial-contamination-letter-health

Eco-Med initiated a voluntary recall on Aug. 4, 2021, to stop use of EcoGel 200 Ultrasound Gel due to risk of bacterial contamination. However, the FDA has …