The agreement is to redesign the medical device approval process and eliminate cumbersome and unnecessary steps. Jeffrey Shuren, director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health at FDA, told the North County Times that the FDA is looking for similar arrangements with trade groups across the country.
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