What You Need to Know Before Getting an Implant or Hip Device

If you're looking at getting an implant, artificial spine disk, insulin pump, hip replacement or bone graft device, do your homework first: Faulty device implants can turn your life upside-down.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• In 2019 Europe’s medical device industry was so poorly regulated that U.S. regulators compared it to a system where “patients are treated like guinea pigs;” three years later, the devices fall under new regulations “evaluating the quality, safety and efficacy” of the products

• Faulty medical device implants, including artificial spine dis…