Ramus Medical Asks FDA To Expand Vascular Graft Prosthesis Definition
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA's definition of a vascular graft prosthesis less than 6 mm in diameter should be expanded to include materials other than those currently referenced and technology used to make the prostheses, Ramus Medical Technologies maintains.
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