The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published its long-awaited final rule to amend the Quality System Regulation’s (QSR’s) current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) requirements for medical devices. The final rule...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized its guidance on “Cybersecurity in Medical Devices: Quality System Considerations and Content of Premarket Submissions,” which advises medical device manufacturers on...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published an updated final guidance on the use of International Standard ISO 10993-1, “Biological evaluation of medical devices - Part 1: Evaluation and testing within a risk...more
On July 25, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued final guidance on Unique Device Identification (UDI) compliance date policies, stating that the agency will not enforce a requirement that manufacturers of...more
On December 22, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published two draft guidance documents intended to help medical device manufacturers transition out of the temporary rules put in place for the duration of the...more
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Amid reported shortages of ventilators, accessories, and other respiratory devices resulting from the spread of novel coronavirus COVID-19, FDA issued a letter to health care providers and new guidance on 22 March 2020,...more
Last week the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a proposed set of new regulations to further define and update the De Novo review process. Although De Novo review has been available for two decades, for the past 20...more
On June 2, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced in a letter to device labelers that it will issue a guidance document stating that FDA will exercise its enforcement discretion for the unique device...more