A call to prevent unsafe high-risk medical devices from reaching the marketplace
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 21:00
in Health & Medicine
Technological advancements in medicine have allowed patients suffering from musculoskeletal conditions such as hip and knee pain to regain mobility and live relatively pain-free. But some “high risk” surgical devices that have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are not required to go through clinical trials, where a product is tested to determine its safety and effectiveness.