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Michael Burgess: “However, the long and arduous process that is frequently ambiguous adversely affects everyone, including those patients…”

On the recordSeptember 25, 2011
However, the long and arduous process that is frequently ambiguous adversely affects everyone, including those patients who desperately need the device.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Critiquing the FDA's complex approval process for medical devices.

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