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OUS Approvals: Edwards And Trinity Lead Spring Surge

 
• By Reed Miller

With 50 non-US approvals recorded by Medtech Insight in March, there were almost twice as many medical device approvals outside the US last month as in February and more than any month in the last year. Cardiovascular devices were in the lead, together with IVDs, and highlights on March's list include several new peripheral vascular technologies, including PQ Bypass' peripheral bypass system.

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[Editors' note: For sortable and searchable tables of all US and non-US approvals and clearances in 2017 and previous years, check out our Approvals Tracker.]

March 2017 was the biggest month in over a year for non-US medical device approvals on Medtech Insight's

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