The FDA calls them ‘recalls,’ yet the targeted medical devices often remain in use

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An illustration of a medical device called a MitraClip — An image from a 2019 FDA document showing a clip implanted to hold flaps of the heart’s mitral valve together. MitraClip is deployed via a catheter threaded through a major blood vessel. (Photo illustration of 2019 FDA document/TNS)

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UPDATED: August 21, 2024 at 1:55 p.m.

Recalls that leave what the FDA identifies as potentially dangerous products in the marketplace can raise the question: Do they do enough to protect the public?