KCI Preps Silver-Coated Wound Dressing For Q3 Market Introduction
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Kinetic Concepts plans to launch a silver-coated anti-bacterial wound dressing in August to sell at a premium to standard dressings
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