title: Highly publicized medical device failures have made headlines in the lay press.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szycher
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000592:standards*; D018795:Device Approval / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004868:Equipment Failure; D004869:Equipment Safety / Q000592:standards; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000592:standards*; D008402:Mass Media; D011639:Public Opinion; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials