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OUS Approvals: Cardiovascular Devices Lead Modest List In July

 
• By Reed Miller

July 2017 brought 26 approvals from outside the United States, including 14 CE marks in Europe and 12 from five other territories. Almost half of the approvals were for cardiovascular devices; the rest came from eight other categories.

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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.]

Medtronic PLC leads July's list of approvals from outside the United States; the firm announced two approvals in Canada, one in Japan, one CE Mark in Europe, according to...

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