Global Device Approvals Snapshot, 23-29 July 2019; Intersect ENT’s Straight Delivery System
Executive Summary
A snapshot of global medical device approvals captured during the past week in Medtech Insight's Approvals Tracker. The week of July 23 to 29 was another slow one for FDA approvals, with no new PMAs, panel-track PMA supplements, de novos, or non-US approvals.
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