FDA OKs Medtronic's Melody HDE In First Transcatheter Valve Approval
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Medtronic's Melody percutaneous pulmonary heart valve is the first transcatheter heart valve available in the U.S. following FDA humanitarian device exemption approval, announced Jan. 25
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