Abbott Submits PMA For Absorb Bioresorbable Scaffold
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The firm's FDA submission for the first-in-class bioresorbable vascular scaffold was completed in the second quarter, a spokesman said. That appears to be ahead of a prior estimate to submit by the end of 2015.
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