Clinical Corner: New Data From Xeltis Bioabsorbable Heart Repair Devices Headlines Trial News
Executive Summary
Medtech Insight's Clinical Corner highlights recent R&D news and developments in ongoing clinical trials of early, late-stage and approved medical devices. This installment includes news on Abbott's Xience drug-eluting coronary stents, Xeltis' bioabsorbable devices for congenital heart defects, NeuroMetrix's Quell pain therapy, and CytoSorbents' blood purifier to treat inflammation in surgery patients.
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CytoSorbents Expanding Marketing Reach Of CytoSorb Blood Purifier
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