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• Metal Implant Risks, Safety to be Topic of FDA Advisory Committee Hearing

  October 1, 2019

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA will hold an advisory committee meeting in November focusing on the safety of metal used in medical implants.

• FDA Raising Questions About Safety Of Nitinol, Alloy Used In Essure And Other Medical Implants

  April 19, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has issued a new draft guidance on how manufacturers should test devices made with nitinol, a metal alloy suspected of potentially causing allergic reactions in humans.