The FDA said today it has begun more closely scrutinizing the roles of certain materials associated with harm to patients who have breast implants, nitinol-containing devices, metal-on-metal hip implants and devices made from animal-derived substances. It’s the latest in a series of statements the agency has issued following increasingly harsh public criticism of its efforts […]
FDA sets date for advisory panel meeting on breast implants
The FDA announced today that it tentatively plans to hold a meeting of the General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel, March 25-26. The meeting will take place at the FDA’s headquarters in Silver Spring, Md. The meeting will discuss a range of topics concerning benefit-risk profiles of breast implants, according to the FDA. Breast implants are […]
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