Bad Medical Devices

Medical Device Reporting (MDR): How to Report Medical …

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Medical Device Reporting (MDR): How to Report Medical Device Problems Manufacturers, Importers, and Device User Facilities: This page is designed to provide you with information on mandatory...

Dangerous Medical Implants and Devices - Consumer …

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Thousands of all-metal hips such as this one have been recalled. Tens of millions of Americans live with medical devices implanted in their bodies—artificial joints, heart …

Safety of Metals and Other Materials Used in Medical …

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The FDA believes this is an important first step to ensure patients and physicians have access to more comprehensive information on different materials …

12 Worst Medical Technology Dangers - Medscape

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Defective Drugs & Medical Devices

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Medical Devices Medical devices include a wide array of products, from tongue depressors and surgical robots to hip implants and surgical mesh. But medical …

The Bleeding Edge: behind the terrifying …

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jul/25/the-bleeding-edge-netflix-documentary-medical-devices

Dozens of people speak about issues that followed procedures involving medical devices, including women whose intestines fell out of their bodies after …

The 6 Most Dangerous and Defective …

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You don’t expect that these devices could end up doing more harm than good in some cases. Prosthetics, pacemakers, and implants are just a few of …

The 13 Most Dangerous Medical Devices - Are You At …

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1 Guidant Defibrillators: Commonly known as a pacemaker, a defibrillator is a device surgically implanted to treat individuals who specifically face a type of heart …

10 Bizarre Treatments Doctors Used to …

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Here we've collected only 10 from a long list of medical practices that once prevailed but now seem, well, peculiar, and we'll kick it off with a smoke -- although probably not …

7 of the Most Outrageous Medical …

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Addictive drugs like heroin were given to kids to cure coughs, electric shock therapy has been a long used treatment for impotence, and “miracle” diet pills were …