devices came to market, and whether for those [devices] already on the market we should have ... studies to collect additional data," Herbert Lerner, MD, acting director of FDA's Division of Reproductive, Gastro-Renal, and Urological Devices, said in a phone interview with MedPage Today after the meeting.
Date: Sep 09, 2011
Category: Health
Source: Google
J&J Vaginal Mesh Faces FDA Panel's Review as Lawsuits Rise
While the mesh has been used for more than three decades, mainly for hernias, its use "has evolved over the past few years" as manufacturers expanded into other conditions, Herbert Lerner, an acting director in the FDA's device-approval center, told the panel today. "As industry modified surgical me