New Products In Brief
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Debuts include Medtronic’s next-generation Arctic Front Advance for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, Covidien’s iDrive Ultra surgical stapler and AngioDynamics’ BioFlo peripherally inserted central catheters.
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