OUS Approvals Analysis: BSX, Edwards Score New CE Marks In TAVR Battlefield; Chinese DES Advances In Asia
Executive Summary
September's list of devices approved outside the US include a new transcatheter aortic valve in Europe, two orthopedic devices and a gynecology device in Australia, and a drug-eluting stent in Pakistan.
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