VISX TO BEGIN SHIPMENTS OF STAR EXCIMER LASER SYSTEM FOR PTK THIS MONTH FOLLOWING PMA APPROVAL; FIRM IS HOPEFUL PRK PANEL REVIEW WILL BE OCT. 20
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Visx expects to begin U.S. shipments of its Star excimer laser system this month. The firm has received its first order and will ship the device as soon as the treatment site is prepared. The Santa Clara, California-based firm received FDA premarket approval on Sept. 29 to sell the device for use in performing phototherapeutic keratectomy.