Almost 83,000 people have died around the world, including 170 in Australia in the past decade, due to potentially dangerous medical devices, an international investigation into the global device industry has found.
In a world-first investigation, journalists from 36 countries have combined safety data, including more than 5 million “adverse event” reports, to create a global picture of the harm caused by medical devices.
The data has revealed 1.7 million people have been injured as a result over the past decade, including more than 8,500 in Australia.
The investigation has revealed how the regulator’s dependence on jurisdictions like Europe can mean problematic devices there, are exported here.
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