FDA’s Power Morcellation Containment System Guidance Doc Finalized
Executive Summary
The US FDA has finalized a guidance document that details performance assessment standards for power morcellation containment systems. The class II devices have been an object of special scrutiny since the agency learned that power morcellation could spread cancerous tissue throughout the body.
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