Abbott Finally Joins MRI-Compatibility Club In US CRM Market
Executive Summary
The firm’s Assurity MRI pacemaker and Tendril MRI pacing lead, acquired in its recent St. Jude Medical deal, gained US FDA approval after some delay. Lack of this designation has been a competitive challenge for the business in the past year.
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