A variety of implantable devices are used in aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery procedures.Tracking of these devices is critical to patient safety.Institutions must report any incident of death or serious injury relating to the use of a medical device.What regulatory agency,commission,or act mandates this process when medical devices fail or cause injury?

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Under the Safe Medical Device Act,institutions must also report any incident of death or serious injury relating to the use of a medical device.The FDA has classified and identified more than 1700 different devices that must be reported if the device is suspected of causing serious injury or death to an individual.Nurses should work within their institutional policies to report these incidents.

A Variety of Implantable Devices Are Used in Aesthetic and Reconstructive