High-tech medical devices and high-potency prescription drugs are often resorted to by consumers when facing a serious medical condition and/or disability, and most of the time - these products work as intended and help improve the quality of our lives.But the sad fact is that there are also many, many instances of individuals suffering extreme, debilitating, and even irreversible side effects when using certain popular drugs and medical devices. Although high-risk products - or any medical product or procedure, can't be expected to "guarantee" automatic cures and 100% never fail; there are many common such drugs and devices that fail because they were defectively manufactured or are inherently dangerous to begin with.