The FDA grants de novo clearance to Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon Endo-Surgery's Percutaneous Surgical Set; European resolutions post-breast implant scare raise eyebrows among device makers; FDA grants PMA to Medinol's Presillion coronary stent; Nephros lands 510(k) for Hemodiafiltration; Toshiba touts FDA clearance for Aquilion Prime 80 CT system; Theragenics scores FDA clearance for Market Galt valved tearaway introducer; Spectranetics wins FDA clearance for its GlideLight laser sheath; and more.

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) Ethicon Endo-Surgery won FDA clearance for the 1st surgical instruments that can be assembled and disassembled inside the body during surgery.
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