InfraReDx receives FDA clearance

AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Oct 18, 2006

Coronary imaging developer InfraReDx reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued 510(k) clearance for the company to market its near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopic system for examining coronary arteries.

The InfraReDx intracoronary spectroscopy system is a fiber-optic, catheter-based device with a laser light source. The catheter is designed to perform spectroscopy of motion and blood flow in the coronary arteries, according to the Burlington, MA-based company.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
October 19, 2006

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