A federal Food and Drug Administration panel examining the safety of metal-on-metal hip implants is inviting members of the public to comment on the devices.
The FDA’s Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee has scheduled sessions for June 27 and 28 to examine the question of whether the hip implants should be subject to new testing standards and review requirements before going on the market in the U.S.
The agency is responding to thousands of complaints about ...
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