Among the current legislation is a bill introduced by Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.), which calls for greater authority for outside reviewers in the approval process for permanently implanted medical devices. In the Senate, Minnesota Democrat Amy Klobuchar introduced legislation that would loosen the conflict-of-interest rules for medical device safety reviewers.
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