FDA panel questions the benefits of ReGen’s Menaflex meniscus repair implant

 
FDA Panel Questions Knee Device  ...WSJ Online
An FDA panel of outside experts found that there isn't enough scientific evidence to come to a firm conclusion about the benefits of a knee device approved by the FDA in 2008.  The panel's statement highlights the agency's dilemma as it weighs whether it has authority to revoke a device's approval.

The chairman of the panel, orthopedic surgeon John Kelly of the University of Pennsylvania, cited inadequate and low-quality evidence about the effectiveness of the Menaflex implant made by ReGen Biologics Inc., and not enough information about the ...


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