Device makers vie in pain treatment market
7th Sep 2005, 00:48 GMT
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Medical device makers are battling in the fast-growing market for implantable systems that manage debilitating pain in patients for whom medical alternatives, such as drugs or spine surgery, have failed.
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