Results Recap: Medtronic's Valiant Navion Earns FDA Approval Based On 30-Day Results
Executive Summary
Results Recap is Medtech Insight's exclusive summary of clinical trial results that have been announced or published in the past week, based on information collected by Meddevicetracker. This week's edition covers the week of Oct. 19 - Oct. 25, including trial announcements from Medtronic, iCAD, PharmaEngine, Inc., Nanobiotix SA, and Myriad Genetics.
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