St. Jude Medical has received FDA clearance for its Epiducer neurostimulation lead delivery system for pain management, according to a company news release.
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More than 20 CEOs of leading medical device companies flew into Washington to urge Congress to ease regulatory burdens on the industry, according to a release by AdvaMed.
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In a new blog post on The Joint Commission website, Michael Kulczycki, executive director for The Joint Commission's Ambulatory Care Accreditation Program, discusses reducing wrong-site surgery in ambulatory surgery centers.