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News tagged with '510(k)'

Posted by Jane Akre
April 22, 2009 4:23 PM

The FDA is holding an urgent meeting to try and fix the medical device crisis that is putting millions of Americans in danger of defibrillators, hip joints, and spinal screws, among others. Both FDA insiders and a GAO report called for immediate attention and confirmed many devices are marketed without rigorous premarket approval.  Ironically, consumers lost their right to hold device makers accountable under the Riegel decision by the U.S. Supreme Court.

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