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3. Medtronic enrolls 1st patient in epileptic brain-stim registry
As neuromodulation therapy celebrates its 25th year, Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) enrolled the 1st patient into its Medtronic Registry for Epilepsy, a database tracking the safety, efficacy and quality of life of patients receiving deep-brain stimulation for treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy.
2. Senators introduce bi-partisan medical device bill
A quartet Senators yesterday introduced the bi-partisan Ensuring Safe Medical Devices for Patients Act, in the latest legislative effort to beef up the FDA’s oversight of medical devices.
1. MDUFMA: White House clears user fee proposal
The White House Office of Management & Budget signed off on the medical device user fee proposal hashed out by the FDA and the med-tech industry last month.
