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Gentherm Announces FDA 510(k) Submission for Innovative Technology Expected to Promote Safer Surgeries and Better Patient Outcomes
Market launch for its first of a kind integrated patient warming and securement system planned for third quarter of this yearNOVI, Mich., Feb. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gentherm (NASDAQ: THRM) a global market leader of innovative thermal management and pneumatic comfort technologies, today announced it submitted a 510(k) Class II premarket notification to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ThermAffyx™ Patient Safety System, an integrated patient warming and securement system. Two
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