> It's an FDA approved treatment No, it's not. FDA approval only allowed Ricarim... | Hacker News

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anton_gogolev on May 21, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Brazilian city uses tilapia fish skin to treat bur...

> It's an FDA approved treatment

No, it's not. FDA approval only allowed Ricarimpex SAS to marketed as a "preamendment device". FDA approval does not make leeches a "treatment".

[1] https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf4/k040187.pdf

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