MAUDE database on cochlear implants inadequate</tile> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="description" content="MAUDE database on cochlear implants inadequate"> <meta http-equiv="keywords" content="MAUDE,database,on,cochlear,implants,inadequate"> </head> <body> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="10" height="39"> </td> <td width="99%" height="39"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="16%"><a href="http://inttranews.inttra.net"><img src="http://inttranews.inttra.net/images/inttranews_grey_2.jpg" width="192" height="37" border="0"></a></td> <td width="50%" valign="middle"> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><font color="#CCCCCC" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">KNOW.<br> HOW.</font></b></font> </p> </td> <td width="34%" align="right" valign="top"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#666666">01-04-2005</font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="99%" > </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="99%" > <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <b>MAUDE database on cochlear implants inadequate</b></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> <img src="http://inttranews.inttra.net/img_news/img_c3U6YmO1IvF43fzwKdax_0.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" hspace="5" ><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">New York, USA [WebMD Medscape (registration required)]: The federal database for mandatory reporting of complications involving medical devices, as it is currently set up, is limited in its ability to analyze trends in cochlear implant complications, study results suggest. <br>The Manufacturer User Facility and Distributor Experience (MAUDE) database, maintained by the Food and Drug Administration, includes data on a wide variety of medical devices, including cochlear implants. <br> <br>For more information, please visit: <br><a href="http://mp.medscape.com/cgi-bin1/DM/y/hnPR0KrDrK0D2E0GW5D0EF " target="blank">mp.medscape.com/cgi-bin1/DM/y/hnPR0KrDrK0D2E0GW5D0EF </a></font></td> </tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="<http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show