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First Non-Surgical Heart Valve Wins FDA Approval for Severe Pulmonary Valve Regurgitation

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It was approved under the Premarket Approval (PMA) pathway, which is the most stringent type of device marketing application required by the FDA. The Harmony pulmonary valve is implanted using a thin catheter with a collapsed Harmony valve on the end.

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How IpsiHand Can Help Stroke Patients Regain Movement through Neurological Rehabilitation

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With the authorization, the IpsiHand System becomes the first non-invasive neurological rehabilitation device to receive FDA approval in the rapidly growing brain-computer interface space. The headset records brain activity on the side of the brain that is not affected by stroke.

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The Utility of Liquid Biopsy in Oncology Clinical Trials

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Immunofluorescent staining of CTCs is a CTC isolation method that has been used since the first US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in 2013 for the CellSearch ® CTC enumeration platform. Regulatory Approvals for CTC-Based Assays in Oncology. Table 1: Some examples of cfDNA-based assays that are approved by the US FDA.

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United Therapeutics Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation For Treprostinil For The Treatment Of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

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Orphan drug designation is the first step in receiving orphan drug exclusivity following approval, which confers seven years of market exclusivity for the relevant indication. It is characterized by progressive fibrosis, lung scarring, and a radiological pattern known as usual interstitial pneumonia, or UIP.

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Unveiling Potential: Exploring Alpha Emitter Radiopharmaceuticals

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Radiobiological and Clinical Considerations from CRO and Emerging Biotech Radiopharmaceuticals are medicinal formulations containing radioisotopes that are used in the field of nuclear medicine primarily for the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases, particularly cancer. In addition, the cascades can also contain beta emissions.

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