People with implants for treating conditions such as blindness, chronic pain and severe headaches have had medical benefits that are now in jeopardy
When companies that produce medical implants shut down, the people who still have them inside their bodies are left with little support. Doctors are calling for medical regulators to take action on this growing problemA man using a touch screen to test his Argus II eye implant in 2009.
The device was discontinued in 2019.Doctors are concerned about the growing number of people being left with obsolete medical implants inside their bodies, due to the companies behind these devices shutting down or abandoning their products.week, have called for medical regulators to take action to ensure such patients receive continuing medical care.
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