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Doctors would be required to report potentially serious problems with medical devices they use to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, under a new bill that a pair of lawmakers is expected to introduce in Congress Wednesday. The proposed legislation, known as the “Medical Device Guardian’s Act," is intended to help raise awareness of the possible risks of medical devices that could cause harm to patients. Sponsors of the bill said they were motivated to change the law after the long delay in public awareness of the risks of a women’s surgical tool called the laparoscopic power morcellator. (Levitz, 6/8)

The medical procedure was supposed to help Amy Reed. Instead, it spread cancer through the Bucks County woman's body, and helped spark a national fight that arrived at the Capitol on Wednesday. With Reed and her family looking on, two lawmakers rolled out bills to increase oversight of medical devices like the one that harmed her. (Tamari, 6/9)

Reps. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) and Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday introduced a pair of bills designed to crack down on the medical device review and approval process. It is not clear whether they will see any action in committee this year. (Owens, 6/8)