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Implants help humans in many ways and are welcome to improve life conditions for people desiring reconstructions or corrections of their human tissue as well as transmitting purposes. However, an implant is more than just any replacement part. It becomes part of an individual person. That is why it requires our special attention. There are estimated more than 10.000 different implants known, to be incorporated in human bodies - constantly increasing.
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Plastic Surgeon Must Pay $5 Million for Illegally Restricting Negative Reviews
A plastic surgeon who illegally restricted patients from posting negative reviews about his practice and directed his staff to post fake positive reviews will pay $5 million for violating Washington state’s consumer protection law. According to a July 1 consent decree, the surgeon must pay $1.5 million in restitution to 21,000 patients and $3.5 million to…
Concerns about shortages of orthopaedic implants due to the EU Medical Device Regulation
The German Society for Endoprosthetics (AE) is concerned about potential shortages of artificial hip and knee joints. Bureaucratic hurdles urgently need to be removed, as otherwise the EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) would increasingly jeopardize patient safety, it said today. The MDR, which came into force in 2021, has been criticized since its inception and…
Testing company to pay more than ten million euros in breast implant scandal
In the scandal surrounding defective breast implants from French manufacturer Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP), a court has ordered TÜV Rheinland to pay more than ten million euros. The testing company must compensate 605 of 1,319 plaintiffs. Most of the women in these proceedings come from Great Britain. The court stated that from 2002 onwards, there…