• FlowVoid@midwest.social
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    edit-2
    1 year ago

    Doctors remove unsafe implants and/or replace them with safer versions all the time, including devices like deep brain stimulators. I don’t see why you consider this to be a big problem.

    • frezik@midwest.social
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      Because every surgery has risks, including simple ones. In this case, there would be no direct medical reason to do so.

      • FlowVoid@midwest.social
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        edit-2
        1 year ago

        There was a medical reason, the device was considered unsafe. Any experimental device is considered unsafe without monitoring, and monitoring was no longer available. That’s why she chose to have it removed.

        Anyone who signs up for a clinical trial knows that their treatment can be discontinued at any time, even if it is helping them. For example, if an implant is helping you but is found to be harming other people, it may be considered unsafe and you may be advised to remove it. In fact, a different article suggested that other patients were experiencing adverse effects from this experimental implant. This might even be why the company couldn’t get their product approved and eventually lost funding.