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Inside the Healthcare Industry: The Impact of Human Factors & User Experience in Healthcare

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Human Factors and User Experience testing play an important role in healthcare settings and in the development of healthcare products. They can greatly impact the delivery of care, and the patient experience delivered by...more

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FDA Highlights the Promise of AI in Healthcare

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On June 17, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Digital Health Center of Excellence (DHCE), published a blog article highlighting the promise of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. In the article, the...more

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FDA Issues Revised Draft Guidance on “Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses Communications”

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On October 23, 2023, FDA published a draft guidance document to provide detailed recommendations to industry regarding the communication of unapproved uses of approved or cleared drugs and medical devices to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

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Unprecedented Escalation of Injunction by French National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety

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In June 2021, Philips notified the ANSM of a field safety action that related to the potential risk of degradation and inhalation of carcinogenic compounds from the sound-absorbing foam used in its ventilation devices for...more

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5 Major Drug and Device Developments of 2022

As we ring in the new year, it is time once again to reflect on some of the most significant legal developments for drug and device companies this year. The list below is by no means exhaustive (who could forget the Rule 702...more

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Can What the Supreme Court Said About Device Clearance in Lohr, a “Derelict on the Waters of the Law,” Finally Be Sunk?[1]

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Even though they are still quoted, statements in Medtronic v. Lohr, which question whether FDA (Food & Drug Administration) medical device clearance is a judgment about a device’s safety, no longer accurately describe what...more

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Trust the reProcess? A Practical and Legal Overview of Reprocessing Single-Use Medical Devices in the United States

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Allow me to set the stage. Our plaintiff claims he felt a nagging pain in his shoulder for months and finally went to see the local orthopedic surgeon. The surgeon apparently informed him that the tissue and cartilage in his...more

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Are you Submission Ready? FDA Medical Device Submission Tips & Tricks

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Companies often come to us when they feel that they are ready to submit their medical device to the FDA for clearance or approval, but Medical Technology newcomers may not realize the amount of time and effort that truly goes...more

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FDA Publishes Draft Medical Device Cybersecurity Guidance Amidst Continued Cybersecurity Concerns

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On April 08, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a draft cybersecurity guidance document for medical devices, titled Cybersecurity in Medical Devices: Quality System Considerations and Content of Premarket...more

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A Change Is Gonna Come: AdvaMed Revises Its Code of Ethics on Interactions With Health Care Professionals

In 1964, Sam Cooke sang “A Change is Gonna Come.” In March 2022, the Advanced Medical Technology (AdvaMed) said the same when it announced revisions to its Code of Ethics on Interactions with Health Care Professionals (the...more

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FDA Proposes Changes to Medical Device Quality Regulations

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published on February 23rd, 2022, a rule proposal to overhaul medical device quality control regulation. According to the FDA, the proposed rule change would “amend the device...more

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FDA Solicits Feedback to Create Consistent Process for Labeling Devices

The Food and Drug Administration Center for Devices and Radiological Health is soliciting feedback on how materials information about medical devices should be communicated to patients and healthcare providers. On May 20,...more

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COVID-19: European Commission Details Plans to Postpone EU Medical Device Regulation and European Derogation Procedure to Get...

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The European Commission (EC) has published details of its proposal to postpone the application date of the Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) for one year. In addition, the EC proposes introducing a new procedure to address...more

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Poland: official position of the competent authority on consequences for medical devices in the event of a no-deal brexit

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On 1 March 2019, the President of the Polish Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices and Biocidal Products issued yet another communique concerning consequences of Brexit, this time with respect to the...more

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Life Sciences in Poland: Post-registration changes in case of no-deal

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On 25 February 2019[1], the President of the Polish Office for the Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices, and Biocidal Products issued a communique concerning the necessary post-registration changes in the event...more

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Device Modernization Series: FDA’s Changes to the 510(k) Program

In our “FDA 2018 Year in Review (and a Few Thoughts on 2019)” post and recent webinar, we observed that we may look back at 2018 as the beginning of the end for the 510(k) program as it has existed since the 1976 Medical...more

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European Commission publishes factsheet on medical devices and in vitro medical devices for non-EU and non-EEA competent...

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Introduction The European Commission has published a factsheet addressed to competent authorities of third countries....more

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FDA releases final guidance document on PMA manufacturing site change supplements

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On 17 December 2018 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final guidance document intended to help manufacturers determine the appropriate premarket approval (PMA) application supplement reporting pathway for...more

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The European Commission publishes nine new guidance documents in relation to the MDR and IVDR

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On 20 November 2018, the European Commission published nine new documents intended to provide guidance to non-EU authorities and economic operators in relation to the Medical Devices Regulation (“MDR”) and In vitro Diagnostic...more

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Shock Value: How To Protect Your Company From A Negligence Lawsuit On Account Of An AED (Automated External Defibrillator)

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Seyfarth Synopsis:  Employers are widely installing AEDs to protect employees and visitors, but some states require strict compliance with AED regulations to insulate employers form tort liability....more

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France imposes an extra notification obligation on Class III and implantable medical devices manufacturers

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On 13 December 2016, the French Decree 2016-1716[1] implementing the French Law 2016-41 modernising the French healthcare system[2] (“French Law 2016-41”) was adopted. This Decree provides important information concerning the...more

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FDA Clarifies “Intended Use” Regulations: Knowledge Alone ≠ Intent, But Knowledge Certainly Can Be One Element in...

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In its January 9, 2017 final rule addressing when tobacco products may be regulated as drugs, devices, or combination products, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or “The Agency”) amended the intended use regulations for...more

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FDA Eases Medical Evaluation and Recordkeeping Requirements for Hearing Aids

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On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a new guidance document indicating that it will not enforce the medical evaluation and recordkeeping requirements (21 CFR §801.421(a) and (d)) prior to the...more

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Accepting Anonymous Tips: FDA's Website for Reporting Medical Device Regulatory Misconduct

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For device manufacturers and sellers, the website represents another source of information to monitor for possible challenges ahead. Unidentified tipsters — from disgruntled former employees to plaintiffs’ attorneys —...more

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