Failed Medical Devices

Medical Device Recalls | FDA

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If you wish to find information on a recall, or a correction or removal action that has not yet been classified, you can search the Medical Device Recalls Database. Please note that the FDA lists...

Seven serious medical device malfunctions that …

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Seven serious medical device failures 1. Allergan breast implants. In July 2019, US pharma and …

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

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/medical-device-safety/medical-device-reporting-mdr-how-report-medical-device-problems

VMSR Eligibility: Devices, manufacturers, or specific kinds of reportable device malfunctions are not eligible for VMSR in the following situations, as stated in the Federal …

7 Recent Medical Device Failures Catching FDA's Eye

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Anatomy of a medical device recall: How defective …

https://www.medtechdive.com/news/medical-device-recall-process-fda-philips-medtronic/608205/

The defect, which affected devices manufactured between April 2007 and April 2021, was first made public by the company this April as part of an earnings release. …

The grim stories behind seven of medtech’s …

https://www.medicaldesignandoutsourcing.com/the-grim-stories-behind-seven-of-medtechs-worst-failures/

Added media scrutiny, including Netflix’s “ The Bleeding Edge ” documentary and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists’ Implant Files, …

Epic Fails in Medical Device History

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What might be worse than simple medical device fails are the lasting effect they have not just on individual patients, but taxpayers as well. For example, an …

Six of the Worst Medical Device Recalls of 2020

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Dangerous medical devices that were recalled in 2020 Medtronic MiniMed insulin pumps. Beginning late last year and into 2020, two models of this insulin pump have been... …

Medical devices have caused more than 80,000 deaths …

https://www.statnews.com/2018/11/25/medical-devices-pain-other-conditions-more-than-80000-deaths-since-2008/

Taft’s stimulator failed soon after it was surgically implanted. After an operation to repair it, he said, the device shocked him so many times that he couldn’t …

Dangerous Medical Implants and Devices - Consumer …

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The FDA has a voluntary system whereby doctors, manufacturers, and patients can report problems with medical devices. And though experts estimate that only a fraction of …