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The implant files

An investigation into faulty medical implants and their effect on patients  

15 December 2018

  • Essure<br>This product image provided by Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Inc. shows the birth control implant called Essure. Federal medical experts on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015 said it will take a closer look at a host of problems reported with Essure, including chronic pain, bleeding, headaches and allergic reactions. (Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Inc. via AP)

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  • Implant Essure coil contraceptive

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  • A silicone breast implant

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  • Graphic of a human spine

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  • (FILES) This file picture taken on January 12, 2012 in Boissy-l’Aillerie, northern Paris, shows a technician presenting a silicone breast implant. French Health Minister Marisol Touraine stated on March 17, 2015, that women with breast implants did not need to have them removed despite reports of cancer cases in some women. AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL MEDINAMIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images

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  • A surgeon with silicone implants

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  • Australian database seeks to identify breast implant risks

  • Safety regulations for medical implants condemned by review chair

  • Firm pays out to NHS over defective hip replacements

25 November 2018

  • Alison Harding, pictured at home in Broadwoodwidger, Devon, UK

    'I had pain all the time': health issues after Essure implants

  • Jan Faulkner medical devices essure survivor 2

    Contraceptive implant surgically removed from thousands of women

  • Graphic of a hernia mesh implant

    Hernia mesh implants cost top British athlete five years of his career

  • Jan Faulkner says she suffered loss of bladder control and mobility after having the Essure contraceptive device implanted.&nbsp;Speaking after it was removed, she explains how she got her life back with the help of other women on&nbsp;Facebook who have experienced a similar ordeal&nbsp;

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  • Faulty pacemaker raises concerns over medical device testing

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