FDA Offers Partial Draft Guidance On Bench Tests For Stents
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
CDRH has put out a short draft update on some issues related to stent material testing as it develops a major update to its guidance on nonclinical engineering tests for stents.
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