FDA Panel Narrowly Supports BioMimetic's Augment Synthetic Bone Graft
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA's Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Devices advisory panel narrowly supported approval of BioMimetic Therapeutics’ Augment synthetic bone graft May 12.
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