1.   As the recall procedure required, Pena had scheduled a public hearing into the trucks, which was to begin in Washington on Tuesday.

2.   But he also criticized device recall procedures.

3.   Experts involved with the case said that it showed that recall procedures for medical devices were inadequate and that the FDA needed to play a stronger role in recalls.

4.   Hopkins officials said the recall procedures used by the manufacturer of the device were inadequate and had left other hospitals unaware of the danger to patients.