How Often Do Filshie Clips Migrate?
January 19, 2023
How Often Do Filshie Clips Migrate? — In applying for premarket approval of the Filshie Clip System in 1993, the applicant reported clip migration or expulsion as an adverse event at the rate of 0.13%. (See pages 11 and 49 of 85). “Of the 5454 women who were enrolled in the ten prospecti[...]
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Filshie Clip Recall 2022?
June 26, 2022
The FDA uses the term “recall” when a manufacturer takes a correction or removal action to address a problem with a medical device that violates FDA law. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health. ItR[...]
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We Are Investigating Filshie Clip Migration Claims
November 30, 2021
A Filshie clip is a silicone-lined, titanium occlusive device, originally designed for surgical contraception that was approved by the FDA in September 1996 for permanent contraception in women. The Filshie clip is placed with an applicator and designed to permanently occlude the mid-isthmic portion[...]
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