Congressman, Consultant Discuss Goals in Raising Claims About Essure | RAPS https://t.co/HpHGzniZJn via @sharethis

— Madris Tomes (@DeviceEvents) February 23, 2016

Congressman Says More than 300 Fetal Deaths Related to Essure Ahead of FDA Announcement

Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Wednesday presented new information raising questions about the safety of the permanent birth control device Essure, claiming the number of fetal deaths related to the device are far greater than what has been reported by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). - See more at: http://www.raps.org/Regulatory-Focus/News/2016/02/17/24349/Congressman-Says-More-than-300-Fetal-Deaths-Related-to-Essure-Ahead-of-FDA-Announcement/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=RFnews#.dpuf

Essure

@DeviceEvents Thanks for the great data you provided re: #Essure! Had the pleasure of sitting in this morning’s press conf.

— Drugwatch (@Drug_watch) February 17, 2016

Senate Report

A recent Senate report on Preventable Tragedies states “The current system provides no ability to run data analytics to help identify patterns or to alert FDA to unusual types of reports.”

Here’s the link to the senate report. http://www.help.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Duodenoscope%20Investigation%20FINAL%20Report.pdf