Cardica, Cook Medical combine to market PFO (patent foramen ovale) device
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Redwood City, California-based Cardica, a manufacturer of automated anastomosis systems for coronary artery bypass graft surgery, has collaborated with Cook Medical to develop and commercialise a device to treat the patent foramen ovale (PFO) heart defect.
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