NASA Gets EUA Thumbs-Up: FDA Allows Emergency Use Of Space Agency’s VITAL Ventilator
Executive Summary
A medical ventilator developed by NASA specifically to treat COVID-19 patients has been included under an existing US FDA emergency use authorization (EUA).
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