Patients around the world are suffering pain and many have died as a result of faulty medical devices that have been allowed on to the market by a system dogged by poor regulation, lax rules on testing and a lack of transparency, an investigation has found.
Pacemakers, artificial hips, contraceptives and breast implants are among the devices that have caused injuries and resulted in patients having to undergo follow-up operations or in some cases losing their lives.
In some cases, the implants had not been tested in patients before they were allowed on to the market.
If you work in the medical industry and have knowledge about faulty medical devices, we would like to hear about any concerns that you may have. We also want to hear from people who have been adversely affected by medical devices. Do you think you knew enough about the procedure? How did you feel about the way you were treated once problems emerged.
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The Implant Files has been a collaboration between the Guardian and organisations including the BBC, Le Monde and Süddeutsche Zeitung, coordinated by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).
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