Local doctor's medical device gets quick FDA approval

 
BY DON MECOY dmecoy@opubco.com
Published: December 13, 2011

Dr. Robert Perry , a resident at OU Medical Center , has invented a medical device so practical that federal regulators approved it in just 17 days.

β€œIt was kind of a surprise,” Perry said. β€œI wasn't anticipating getting anything back until January, and I got it in October.”

The Food and Drug Administration quickly approved his EZ Vein device, which is designed to ease the sometimes tricky job of ...


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