Global Device Approvals Snapshot: 30 April-6 May 2019
Executive Summary
A snapshot of global medical device approvals captured during the past week in Medtech Insight's Approvals Tracker. This week, the US FDA approved Boston Scientific’s Vici Venous iliac vein stent system and SentreHEART announced it has received a CE mark for the 50mm version of the Lariat-RS system for left atrial appendage exclusion in patients with atrial fibrillation.
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