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OUS Approvals Analysis: Slow Finish To 2016, But Still Ahead Of 2015

 
• By Reed Miller

2016 finished with just two more non-US medical device approvals than 2015; December was by far the slowest month of the year for approvals from outside the US with just 11.

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[Editors' note: Check out our 2016 Medical Product Approvals infographic and our analysis of 2016 approval trends in the US.For sortable and searchable tables of all 2016 US and non-US approvals and clearances, check out ourApprovals Tracker.]

2016 started on pace for a big year of medical device approvals outside the US, but the pace peaked in...

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