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Medical devices should not be ticking time bombs!We shouldn’t be used as guinea pigs when it comes to something as serious as a medical implant. Yet everyday, Americans are finding out that the medical device they are using to improve their health may actually cause serious harm, permanent disability or death!
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Medical devices and the public’s healthThe FDA 510(k) clearance process at 35 years
Government Accountability Office (GAO) FDA's premarket review and postmarket safety efforts for medical devices
GAO finds FDA shortcomingsPremarket review, postmarket surveillance, and inspections
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The Safe Patient Project is a Consumers Union campaign focused on eliminating medical harm, improving FDA oversight of prescription drugs and promoting disclosure laws that give information to consumers about health care safety and quality.