Chrissie Cole

Medical Device Approval Process Needs Overhaul

Chrissie Cole | July 30, 2011 11:35 AM
Category: Medical Devices & Implants

The approval process for medical devices is flawed and needs to be replaced, according to a lengthy 280-page report released by the Institute of Medicine (IOM). As part of a broad agency review...

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