MY01 Continuous Compartmental Pressure Monitor granted Breakthrough Device Designation from the FDA
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MONTREAL, Oct. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – The Breakthrough Device Designation is an FDA designation granted to devices that provide more effective treatment or diagnosis of life-threatening or irreversibly debilitating diseases or conditions. Since the inception of the Breakthrough Devices Program in 2016, orthopaedics has accounted for only 6% of devices that have received this designation, making it an underrepresented group of technologies that have the potential to improve patient care. Read more…
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