GAO Inquiry Into Device Reprocessing, FDA Oversight To Be Sought By Senate
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will ask the General Accounting Office to undertake a comprehensive evaluation of the practice of reprocessing devices, according to committee staffers.
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