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Most Devices in High-Level Recalls Originally Cleared in Less Rigorous Process

August 30, 2011
More than three-quarters of medical devices in the most serious level of FDA recalls were originally cleared under the less rigorous FDA approval process or were considered so low-risk that they were exempt from review, according to an Archives of Internal Medicine report.
Becker’s ASC Review