Medical Devices – Page 5

These Devices Sickened Hundreds. The New Models Have Risks, Too.

Duodenoscopes — tubular cameras threaded into the intestine — with disposable parts were supposed to be safer. But the parts can fall off in the body, the F.D.A. warned.

By Roni Caryn Rabin

Brain Case Western Reserve University Computers and the Internet Disabilities Food and Drug Administration Head (Body Part) Medical Devices Musk, Elon Neuralink Corp Paralysis Research

Brain Implants Have Begun to Restore Functions, but Advances Are Slow

But achieving full-body restoration of movement, as Elon Musk envisions with such devices, is considered far into the future, if at all.

By Daniel Lozada for The New York Times

Corneas Eyes and Eyesight Food and Drug Administration LASIK (Eye Surgery) Medical Devices Surgery and Surgeons United States

Lasik Patients Should Be Warned of Complications, FDA Draft Says

Draft recommendations by the agency describe dry eyes, visual disturbances and other side effects of the procedure. Surgeons say the benefits are being ignored.

By Roni Caryn Rabin

Corporations Hazardous and Toxic Substances Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV Lungs Medical Devices Recalls and Bans of Products Respiratory Diseases Respironics Inc (Philips Consumer Electronics Co) Sleep United States

Frustrations Grow Over Company’s Response to Breathing Device Recalls

Lawsuits claim the company, Philips Respironics, knew of problems with its CPAP and other machines long before notifying customers of potential health risks.

By Christina Jewett

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