William H. Maisel, MD, MPH, founder and director, Medical Device Safety Institute (www.mdsr.ecri.org), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Institute, Boston. The Medical Device Safety Institute is an industry-independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the safety of medical devices.
Inadequate Oversight by FDA for Pacemakers, Defibrillators and Other Medical Equipment The public outrage directed at the FDA for its…