VEPTR: Changing Lives -- The Center for Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome at CHOP
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Channel: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · 2012 · Science & Technology
Dr. Campbell testifies before the U.S. Congress about the vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib (VEPTR) and its live-saving benefits for young patients with thoracic insufficiency syndrome. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the VEPTR under the Humanitarian Device Exemption program in 2004.
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