Faulty pacemaker raises concerns over medical device testing(theguardian.com)
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Faulty pacemaker raises concerns over medical device testing
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/25/faulty-pacemaker-nanostim-raises-concerns-medical-device-testing
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I appreciate that medical innovation walks a fine line when they balance progress with the risk of a new technology but implanting the first device after approval in an 82 year old seems like a bit of an unnecessary risk.
"The first person in Britain to receive what was heralded as a revolutionary pacemaker has told of her nightmare after it stopped working and surgeons were unable to extract the implant from her heart."