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FDA’s breakthrough device program, meant to benefit patients, is delivering the biggest gains for companies by Katie Palmer and Mario Aguilar

Five years ago, the Food and Drug Administration launched a new program to speed the development and review of cutting-edge and potentially lifesaving medical devices, all in the name of getting them to patients faster. But a STAT investigation has found that while the Breakthrough Devices Program has delivered big benefits to companies making devices, its value to patients is still far from clear. Read more.

More: Breakthrough Device Tracker: An authoritative database of FDA’s fast-tracked medical devices by Katie Palmer, Mario Aguilar, and J. Emory Parker

 

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