OUS Approvals Analysis: Medtronic, Abbott, Abionic Lead 2017 Upswing
Executive Summary
The 20 non-US medical device approvals in January, including eight in in vitro diagnostics, four in orthopedics, and three in cardiovascular devices. Big medtech players Medtronic and Abbott, accompanied by much smaller Swiss IVD firm Abionic, led the charge and bagged more OUS approvals than most.