Comment on Medical Device Review System Is 'Flawed': Experts

Medical Device Review System Is 'Flawed': Experts

WASHINGTON — The government should abandon a 35-year-old system for approving most medical devices in the U.S. because it offers little to no assurance of safety for patients, a panel of medical experts concludes in a report Friday.The surprise recommendation from the Institute of Medicine panel calls for a massive reworking of how the government regulates medical devices, a $350 billion industry that encompasses everything from pacemakers to X-ray scanners to contact lenses.Read More... More on Healthy Living Health News

 

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