Re: Mentor Recieves Aprovable letter for Silicone Breast Implants

[Guest guest]

What a load of bull____. How many women are dispensable so that these

corporations can make a profit. How many have to die? How many thousands

more have to be ill? How many more children have to be affected? I just

cannot believe that we are so unimportant that the government can throw us

away.

Lynda

At 04:55 PM 7/28/2005, you wrote:

>How can I say " heartsick " and describe deep the

>despair I feel is? . . .

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>When I think of all the young women and children whose

>life will be forever impacted, there's no word that

>can describe the feeling.

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>To think that these people put profits ahead of life

>itself is beyond belief!

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>God Help Us All!

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>Rogene

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>Note: forwarded message attached.

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[Guest guest]

I'm afraid the implant situation mirrors what's going

on with the rest of our government!

Money Rules!

Rogene

[Guest guest]

Ditto!

This is terrible news.... I'm just heartbroken to think that the

almighty $$$$$$$$$ has spoken once again.

Think of the thousands of women who will be lining up to get them

now, thinking they are safe! Rosie =(

> How can I say " heartsick " and describe deep the

> despair I feel is? . . .

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> When I think of all the young women and children whose

> life will be forever impacted, there's no word that

> can describe the feeling.

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> To think that these people put profits ahead of life

> itself is beyond belief!

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> God Help Us All!

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> Rogene

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> Note: forwarded message attached.

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> Clarification Mentor implants have not been approved, yet. FDA sent

> Mentor a letter of intent to approve their silicone breast implants.

> Inamed has not received a similar letter.

> http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/2005/new01213.html We will have

a

> letter shortly.

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> Mentor Receives Approvable Notification From FDA for Its Silicone

> Gel-Filled Breast Implants

>

> SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 28, 2005--Mentor

> Corporation (NYSE:MNT), a leading supplier of medical products in

the

> United States and internationally, today announced that it has

received

> an " approvable letter " from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

(FDA)

> for the Company's MemoryGel silicone gel-filled breast

implants. The

> approvable letter stipulates a number of conditions which Mentor

must

> satisfy in order to receive FDA approval to market and sell silicone

> gel-filled breast implants in the United States.

>

> " We are very encouraged by this communication from the FDA, and view

> this letter as a positive sign for women and their surgeons that

another

> option will soon be available, " said H. Levine, President and

> Chief Executive Officer of Mentor Corporation. " We thank the FDA

and its

> Advisory Panel for the rigorous and objective review of our data and

> related science. "

>

> " For more than a decade, choices for women seeking breast

augmentation

> and reconstruction have been limited, " said Mr. Levine. " If

ultimately

> approved by the FDA, Mentor's Memory Gel breast implants will

be a

> significant additional option for these women. Mentor is committed

to

> making these important products available to women and will continue

> working with the FDA to address the approvable conditions. "

>

> Previously, on April 13, 2005, the FDA's General Plastic Surgery

Devices

> Advisory Panel recommended Mentor's MemoryGel breast implants

for

> approval with conditions by a vote of 7 to 2. The vote of the

Advisory

> Panel was based primarily upon its review of Mentor's pre-market

> approval (PMA) application filed in December 2003 and on the

Company's

> PMA amendment filed in August 2004.

>

> The conditions outlined in the approvable letter are generally

> consistent with the Advisory Panel's deliberations. As is typical

of FDA

> approvable processes, Mentor intends to engage in confidential

> discussions with the FDA to address these conditions, prior to the

FDA's

> final decision on approval.

>

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>

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healthcare

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