Boston Scientific Gets FDA Acuity OK (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Medical device maker Boston Scientific Corp. said Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration approved one of its heart device leads, its first new product since the agency lifted a hold on company approvals.

Panel poised to OK medical-device regulations (The Hill)
A Senate committee is set to advance sweeping legislation regulating medical-device approvals within days of the panel s receiving the government-industry joint proposal that forms the basis of the bill.