FDA Clears N95 Respirators For Public Use During Epidemics
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA on May 8 510(k) cleared the first respirator masks that can help reduce the user's exposure to airborne germs during a public medical emergency, such as an influenza epidemic
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