Global Device Approvals Snapshot: 21-28 May 2019
Executive Summary
A snapshot of global medical device approvals captured during the past week in Medtech Insight's Approvals Tracker. This week's approvals include a PMA for Qiagen's therascreen PIK3CA RGQ real-time qualitative PCR assay kit as a companion diagnostic to Novartis' Piqray (alpelisib) and a de novo for Theranica's Nerivio Migra smartphone-controlled wearable device to treat migraines.
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