Global Device Approvals Q2 Shapshot: Coronary Devices Abound
Executive Summary
The second quarter of 2018 brought 62 approvals from outside the US, including 46 in Europe, according to Medtech Insight's Approvals Tracker. Among those approvals, 14 were for devices to treat coronary artery disease, and the second most-common indications were obesity and soft-tissue repair. Outside of Europe, Japan had the most non-US approvals in the quarter with five.
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