OUS Approvals Analysis: Medtronic, Abbott, Abionic Lead 2017 Upswing

 
• By Reed Miller

The 20 non-US medical device approvals in January, including eight in in vitro diagnostics, four in orthopedics, and three in cardiovascular devices. Big medtech players Medtronic and Abbott, accompanied by much smaller Swiss IVD firm Abionic, led the charge and bagged more OUS approvals than most.

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[Editors' note: Check out our 2016 Medical Product Approvals infographic and our analysis of 2016 approval trends in the US. For sortable and searchable tables of all 2016 US and non-US approvals and clearances, check out our Approvals Tracker.]

2017 began with an uptick in non-US approvals, almost doubling the total in December 2016, and represents the largest month for CE marks since June of last year.

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