A new Commons committee report is calling on Ottawa to create a national breast implant registry to better track the devices, alert patients promptly when there’s a recall and collect “reliable and comprehensive data” on associated health risks.
In Canada, CBC’s investigation uncovered a lax oversight process for implanted medical devices that put vulnerable patients at risk.
Patient advocate Julie Elliott — who testified before the committee last spring — told CBC News this is the first time she’s felt heard in her six years of advocacy.
It also suggests that private practices, such as plastic surgery clinics — which perform the vast majority of breast implant procedures — should be required to report problems with medical devices.
Elliott — who had her implants removed in 2018 after suffering from years of brain fog, hair loss, joint pain and thyroid problems, among other symptoms — has been demanding better patient consent procedures.
In a press release published last year, the FDA said it had identified over 7,400 medical device reports from patients describing symptoms of breast implant illness between 2008 and 2022.
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A new Commons committee report is calling on Ottawa to create a national breast implant registry to better track the devices, alert patients promptly when there’s a recall and collect “reliable and comprehensive data” on associated health risks.
In Canada, CBC’s investigation uncovered a lax oversight process for implanted medical devices that put vulnerable patients at risk.
Patient advocate Julie Elliott — who testified before the committee last spring — told CBC News this is the first time she’s felt heard in her six years of advocacy.
It also suggests that private practices, such as plastic surgery clinics — which perform the vast majority of breast implant procedures — should be required to report problems with medical devices.
Elliott — who had her implants removed in 2018 after suffering from years of brain fog, hair loss, joint pain and thyroid problems, among other symptoms — has been demanding better patient consent procedures.
In a press release published last year, the FDA said it had identified over 7,400 medical device reports from patients describing symptoms of breast implant illness between 2008 and 2022.
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