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EU Panel Supports PMA Mechanism; Proposal Heads to Plenary Vote

October 4, 2013
The EU Parliament’s health committee voted 52 to 12, with three abstentions, to approve strict new premarket measures for the riskiest medical devices – dashing industry hopes for a more moderate approach outlined in the European Commission’s proposed medical device regulation.
International Medical Device Regulatory Monitor