French nerve stim/ophthalmic implant reimbursement:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Mid-September has seen the publication of two decrees in the French Journal officiel concerning the reimbursement approval and price setting of medical devices sold in the French private sector. The products listed are: Cyberonics Europe's left vagal nerve stimulator, NCP 101, and its VNS bipolar electrodes, models 300-20 and 300-30; and the viscoelastic ophthalmic implants, Ophtalin and Ophtalin Plus, formerly listed under Ciba Vision, now listed under Iotech.