Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Aug 2018
The regulation of medical devices is flawed and another scandal is inevitable: health advocates
21 August 2018 - More catastrophic failures of medical devices are "almost guaranteed" to happen because there's been no significant reforms to the way Australia regulates such implants, health advocates say.
The warning comes after the ABC revealed dozens of women who have suffered complications from a permanent contraceptive device called Essure have signed up to be part of a class action against pharmaceutical giant, Bayer.
Since then, the law firm Slater and Gordon has been contacted by more than 300 individuals seeking to join the class action, and at least 100 women have joined a Facebook group called Essure Problems Australia.
