Lawmaker Asks FDA To Launch Criminal Inquiry Into Power Morcellators
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., is asking FDA's criminal office to investigate whether Ethicon and several East Coast hospitals fulfilled safety reporting requirements for power morcellators, which have been linked to a risk of spreading cancer in women undergoing treatment for uterine fibroids.
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