Medtronic Lands Surprise Approval On Symplicity Spyral
Executive Summary
The US FDA’s decision to allow Medtronic to market the Symplicity Spyral renal denervation (RDN) device sets up a rivalry in the RDN market, as the medtech giant’s offering will come up against ReCor’s Paradise system.
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