Global Device Approvals Snapshot: April 2-8, 2019
Executive Summary
A snapshot of global medical device approvals captured during the past week in Medtech Insight's Approvals Tracker. This week, FDA approved TherOx’s Supersaturated Oxygen System. PharmaEngine/Nanobiotix said its Hensify NBTXR3 nano-particles received the CE mark and plans to market it in 27 European countries for treating locally advanced soft tissue sarcoma.
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The CE mark will make Hensify nanoparticle radioenhancers available in 27 European countries. Hensify is the brand name for NBTXR3, an aqueous suspension of crystalline hafnium oxide nanoparticles, approved specifically for treating locally advanced soft-tissue sarcoma.
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