NEWS on implant problems
Paris court awards compensation to women for faulty breast implants
For years, the now insolvent manufacturer PIP had produced implants that were susceptible to rupture. The testing organization TÜV Rheinland had certified the process. A French court has now granted compensation to the complainants. The Paris Court of Appeal on Thursday condemned the testing organization TÜV Rheinland for lack of...
Can follow-up damage be prevented with explantation of dental implants?
Dental implants have been established as a therapy for decades. With the increasing number of implants placed, complications are also on the rise. The complications can be of various kinds: biological failures, such as failure of osseointegration or peri-implantitis, or mechanical adverse events, such as fractures of all materials involved...
When the pacemaker is hacked
Cybercrime against healthcare facilities is on the rise, and the networking of medical devices opens up numerous gateways for hackers. To protect patients and facilities, all players must cooperate, and the manufacturers of medical devices have a special role to play. Modern hospitals and other healthcare facilities depend on functioning...
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