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2000: A preliminary draft of genomes is completed by J. Craig Venter and Francis Collins. |
2002: The Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002 allows FDA to collect user fees from sponsors for review activities.
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2003: Cordis Corp.’s Cypher is the first drug-eluting stent approved in the United States. |
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2006: FDA lifts its 14-year ban on silicone gel breast implants. |
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2007: Five orthopedics manufacturers settle with the U.S. Department of Justice over allegations that they paid kickbacks to surgeons for favoring their hip and knee implants. |
2008: AdvaMed updates its code of ethics to emphasize restrictions on promotional items and gifts, clarify guidelines on royalty arrangements, and create parameters for providing products for educational purposes.
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| 1990s | 2010–present |
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