News Briefs: FDA Turns Down Wright’s Augment; Cook Resumes Zilver PTX Shipments; Luminex Restructures
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Wright Medical receives not approvable letter for its Augment bone graft asking for another study. Judge rules against Zimmer in favor of Strkyer in patent case. Cook Medical has resolved the problems that triggered a December 2012 recall of its Zilver PTX peripheral stent. Luminex cuts staff, invests in molecular diagnostics efforts.
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