According to Consumer Reports, a major problem with medical devices in the United States is a lack of any systematic way to keep track of them.
The May issue of the magazine contains an investigation titled “Dangerous Medical Devices,” which examines the flawed federal approval process that allows potentially hazardous devices to go onto the market.
Some of those problematic devices are surgically implanted in patients’ bodies. They include metal-on-metal joint replacements for hips, and transvaginal mesh implants to treat patients suffering ...
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