Left to their own devices: breakdowns in United States medical device premarket review.

PLoS Med

Health Research Group at Public Citizen, Washington, DC, United States of America.

Published: July 2010

Using examples from recent FDA regulatory proceedings, Jonas Hines and colleagues critique the medical device premarket review and identify eight weaknesses in the process that should be remedied.

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