Global Device Approvals, Weekly Snapshot: Seeing And Hearing
Executive Summary
A snapshot of global medical device approvals captured during the past week in Medtech Insight's Approvals Tracker. A smart contact lens, self-fitting hearing aid and laser eye surgery device are among the new additions to the tracker.
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