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Beyond Bloodletting: FDA Gives Leeches a Medical Makeover

Internet URL

http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2004/504_leech.html  

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U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Description

In June 2004, the Food and Drug Administration cleared the first application for leeches (Hirudo medicinalis) to be used in modern medicine as medical devices.

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Review Date

4/25/2007