Recall Of Medtronic Delivery Catheters Given Class I Designation
Executive Summary
The US FDA gave its highest risk classification to a recall of Medtronic’s Harmony Delivery Catheter. This is the second high-profile recall action that the device giant has racked up this year related to catheters.
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