French reimbursement decisions:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The French health ministry published a series of decrees on December 1 granting reimbursement to the following companies for their medical devices: Smith & Nephew, for its zirconium oxide hip implant; Biotech International, for its Meniscus Arrow miniscal implant; and Labcor Laboratories for its heart valve, Labcor Synergie TM ST-Porcin. A further decree, published on December 2, grants reimbursement status to St Jude Medical for a range of Identity ADX dual chamber pacemakers. The decrees set out the reimbursement rates for these products.