Import Safety Tops FDA Device Center’s FY 2009 Priorities
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Creating and implementing an import safety strategy for medical devices tops CDRH's list of priorities for the coming year, center director Dan Schultz announced last week
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