Needles are one of the most basic and least glamorous types of medical devices. But, every day, doctors and nurses rely on "sharps" to administer medicine, draw blood, conduct biopsies and perform many other vital medical procedures.

SYLMAR, CA—The FDA is inspecting St. Jude Medical Inc.’s assembly plant here after the company recalled defibrillators with defective cable assemblies.

ROCKY HILL, CT—Henkel Corp. is hosting a seminar Sept. 26 in Minneapolis that will cover adhesives for medical device assembly.

WASHINGTON—The FDA is planning to develop a new unique device identification system to track high-risk medical devices.

HUDSON, NH—Johnson Precision, a contract manufacturer of medical devices, has opened a new factory here that includes a Class 8 clean room for injection molding and assembly.

NEWARK, NJ—The FDA has ordered a manufacturer of dental implants to stop production after finding numerous quality control violations at the company’s assembly plant here.

MESA, AZ—Medical device manufacturer Ulthera Inc. is investing $1.68 million to expand its assembly plant here, creating more than 100 high-paying jobs.