Aptiv Solutions acquires Medical Device Consultants

Aptiv Solutions, a Reston, Va.-based developer of clinical trial management services to the medical device industry, purchased Medical Device Consultants (MDCI), a device and diagnostic service provider that has prepared and submitted more than 600 successful 510(k)s.

MDCI offers regulatory, quality assurance, compliance and clinical trial management services, according to the company, and Aptiv performs medical device consulting and clinical trial services.

Financial details of the merger were not disclosed.

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