Pfizer plant takes heavy tornado damage, loses approximately 50,000 pallets of sterile injectables

Pfizer facility on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, after damage from severe weather. TRAVIS LONG/THE NEWS & OBSERVER VIA AP

Pfizer facility on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, after damage from severe weather. TRAVIS LONG/THE NEWS & OBSERVER VIA AP

The Rocky Mount, North Carolina-based facility is said to be responsible for producing 25% of Pfizer’s sterile injectables used by hospitals in the U.S.

Cardiologists detail world's first use of new annuloplasty system for tricuspid regurgitation

K-Clip annuloplasty system for tricuspid regurgitation by Shanghai Huihe Medical Technology Co.

Images of the K-Clip annuloplasty system by Shanghai Huihe Medical Technology Co. Images courtesy of the International Journal of Cardiology and Zhang et al. 

Early data suggest the new transcatheter tricuspid valve repair device could make a big impact on patient care, but additional research is still necessary.