Foreign firms recall faulty medical gear

BEIJING -- Medtronic Inc, Medtronic Minimed and Unomedical a/s have ordered recalls of their medical devices in China for "design and manufacture faults", the China Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday.

Medical devices involved include a drug infusion system produced by the US-based Medtronic Inc as well as disposable insulin pump infusion tubing and needles from US-based Medtronic Minimed and Denmark-based Unomedical a/s, according to a statement from the administration.