CardioFocus Believes US AFib Market Is Ready For Its HeartLight Balloon Catheter
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
CardioFocus plans to launch its HeartLight laser ablation catheter, only the second balloon-type ablation catheter approved by the US FDA, in select US accounts by July.
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