Medical Device Legal News with Sam Bernstein: Episode 11
On Sept. 18, 2024, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final guidance document titled “Conducting Clinical Trials With Decentralized Elements, Guidance for Industry, Investigators, and Other Interested...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Safety Communication advising healthcare providers to stop implanting Equinoxe Shoulder System joint replacement devices manufactured by Exactech. The Safety...more
Misinformation shared by independent third parties presents a significant public health concern because it can lead patients and healthcare providers to forgo treatments that are safe and effective or choose treatments that...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in collaboration other agencies, recently published draft guidance (Guidance) on effectively presenting key information regarding informed consent in FDA-regulated clinical...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has demonstrated a commitment to expanding diversity in clinical trials. Decentralized Clinical Trials ( DCTs) contribute to this effort by enhancing convenience for trial...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") has issued a revised draft guidance that seeks to address questions and provide recommendations regarding the sharing of scientific information with health care providers ("HCPs")...more
The FDA issued Revised Draft Guidance addressing communications by drug and device manufacturers about “off-label” uses of approved products. The Revised Draft Guidance supersedes FDA’s 2014 Draft Guidance on...more
On October 23, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance, Communication from Firms to Health Care Providers Regarding Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses of Approved/Cleared Medical Products on...more
U.S. health care attorneys, investors, and industry stakeholders are very familiar with the well-worn mantra that prescription drug and medical device companies are not allowed to “market” or “promote” their...more
On October 23, 2023, FDA announced the availability of a revised draft guidance titled “Communications From Firms to Health Care Providers Regarding Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses of Approved/Cleared Medical...more
On Monday, October 24, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a new draft guidance titled, “Communications From Firms to Health Care Providers Regarding Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses of Approved/Cleared...more
On October 23, 2023, FDA published a draft guidance document to provide detailed recommendations to industry regarding the communication of unapproved uses of approved or cleared drugs and medical devices to health care...more
In the third edition of our blog series on decentralized clinical trials (DCTs), we address U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) expectations of Sponsors with respect to DTCs as articulated in the recently released draft...more
In this episode, Michael Hinckle and Rebecca Schaefer provide an overview of FDA’s recently issued draft guidance on decentralized clinical trials. They review the goals of the guidance to promote diversity in clinical...more
Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in healthcare regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and...more
Kathryn Isted In Harbor Healthcare System, L.P. v. United States, 5 F.4th 593 (5th Cir. 2021), the court of appeals ruled that the district court abused its discretion in refusing to exercise its equitable jurisdiction over a...more
In follow-up to our colleagues recent post about the newly implemented Medical Device Regulation (“MDR”) in the European Union, this post will discuss some of the similarities between FDA’s Clinical Decision Support (“CDS”)...more
In response to the shortage of alcohol-based hand sanitizer due to the COVID-19 pandemic, distillers and other entities that manufacture alcohol have stepped in to assist in the production of alcohol-based hand sanitizer. On...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) issued Guidance[1] on March 22, 2020 to continue its efforts to maintain an adequate supply of devices to treat patients who develop respiratory failure or respiratory...more
Two announcements made by FDA in late October signal a marked change to FDA’s regulatory approach to “homeopathic” drugs. On October 25, 2019, FDA withdrew the 1988 Compliance Policy Guide (“CPG”) 400.400 Conditions Under...more
The FDA recently released six guidance documents as part of the agency’s continued focus on updating the regulatory stance on software as a medical device and other digital health products. The updated guidance documents...more
On September 27, 2019, FDA issued a new draft guidance on Clinical Decision Support Software, supplanting its 2017 draft guidance, Clinical and Patient Decision Support Software. ...more
On September 26, 2019, FDA released a suite of revised digital health guidances, which includes the following: - Changes to Existing Medical Software Policies Resulting from Section 3060 of the 21st Century Cures Act...more
• The FDA recently issued six guidance documents that further clarify the agency’s interpretation of the 21st Century Cures Act’s software exemptions. • The revised draft guidance on CDS further elaborates on how to make CDS...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues advancing regulatory policies tailored to the digital health community. On September 26, 2019, the agency issued a series of guidance documents that interpret several of...more