FDA Will Hold Advisory Panel Meeting In Fall On Metal Implant Reactivity
Executive Summary
US FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and device center director Jeffrey Shuren reminded the public on March 15 that materials in devices – including metals in orthopedic products and defibrillators – can cause reactions in some patients. They said the agency needs to do "more work” on patient responses to metal implants and other biomaterials, and announced an FDA advisory panel meeting this fall on reactions to metals.