CDRH Staff, Panelists Perplexed By Diathermy Effect On Pacemaker Leads
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA's Office of Surveillance & Biometrics is examining whether the dangers of diathermy therapy's interaction with deep-brain stimulation leads may extend to pacemakers
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