Patients and physicians deserve to be fully informed about the benefits and risks of medical devices, and the companies making the devices should be held accountable if they fail to achieve this standard.
Tom Harkin: “Patients and physicians deserve to be fully informed about the benefits and risks of medical devices, and the companies…”
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Harkin emphasizes the need for accountability in medical device safety.
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