{"id":12761,"date":"2019-03-05T08:01:56","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T13:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=12761"},"modified":"2019-03-05T08:01:56","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T13:01:56","slug":"patients-question-how-fda-approves-medical-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=12761","title":{"rendered":"Patients Question How FDA Approves Medical Devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio and Kaiser Health News)<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no doubt that surgically implanted medical devices can improve lives.<\/p>\n<p>Hip and knee replacements can help people regain their mobility. Drug pumps can deliver doses of pain-relieving medicine on demand. 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