The<unk>  in autumn 2001 was a series of 53 sudden deaths of kidney failure patients in Spain, Croatia, Italy, Germany, Taiwan, Colombia and the USA (mainly Nebraska and Texas). All had received hospital treatment with<unk>  hemodialysis equipment, a product range manufactured by<unk>  International, USA. Although official investigations initially found no link between the cases,<unk>  Co. eventually published its own findings, admitting that a perfluorohydrocarbon-based cleaning fluid was not properly removed from the tubings during manufacture.<unk>  also announced discontinuation and permanent recall of all<unk>  equipment. Families of most non-US victims were compensated by<unk>  voluntarily, while US plaintiffs settled via a class action lawsuit. The company continues to manufacture dialysis machines of a newer design.
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