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Predetermined Change Control Plans (PCCPs) for Medical Devices: FDA Issues Draft Guidance

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On August 22, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) issued a draft guidance entitled, Predetermined Change Control Plans for Medical Devices. The draft guidance describes how FDA plans to implement new...more

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FDA Issues Supplemental Draft Guidance for Premarket Cybersecurity

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released its draft guidance with a proposal to add a Section VII. to the Premarket Cybersecurity Guidance to support obligations under Section 524B of the Food, Drug and...more

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Drug Use-Related Software Back in the Spotlight at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

In late September 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft guidance on “Regulatory Considerations for Prescription Drug Use-Related Software.” This guidance expands on (and was developed in response...more

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Dechert Re:Torts - Issue 9

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Delaware Supreme Court Rejects No-Injury Medical Monitoring Claims - As part of our ongoing coverage of issues in Medical Monitoring, we noted that the Delaware Supreme Court received a certified question from the U.S....more

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FDA and Prescription Drug Use Related Software – FDA’s Draft PDURS Guidance Answers Years-Old Questions and Introduces New Ones

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After remaining silent on the topic for decades, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided an expansive definition of “promotional labeling” in its recently issued draft guidance document on Regulatory Considerations...more

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FDA Finalizes Its Premarket Submissions Guidance for Medical Device Software Functions

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On June 14, 2023, FDA finalized its “Content of Premarket Submissions for Device Software Functions: Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff” (the “2023 Final Guidance”). The Final Guidance replaces the...more

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FDA Issues Draft Guidance for Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML)-Enabled Device Software Functions

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) recently issued its draft guidance titled “Marketing Submission Recommendations for a Predetermined Change Control Plan for Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning...more

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The Evolving FDA Regulatory Landscape of Artificial Intelligence

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As artificial intelligence technology evolves on a seemingly minute-by-minute basis, the U.S. FDA’s regulatory approach continues to evolve in an effort to keep pace. “The promise of artificial intelligence in medicine is...more

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Regulatory Roundup: Important FDA Developments at the End of September 2022

There were so many interesting and significant developments related to the various missions of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) during the last week or so of September 2022 that we decided to create a summary...more

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FDA’s Draft Computer Software Assurance Guidance Changes the Game for Quality System and Production Software Validation

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On September 13, 2022 the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) and the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) jointly released a new draft guidance document titled “Computer Software Assurance for...more

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FDA Makes First Significant Changes to Premarket Medical Device Software Guidance in 16 Years

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On November 4, 2021, FDA released a draft guidance for public comment entitled “Content of Premarket Submissions for Device Software Functions” (the “2021 Draft Guidance”). In its final form, this guidance will replace the...more

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FDA Clinical Decision Support Software Vs. EU’s Medical Device Regulation

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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

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Another step forward in digital health: FDA issues draft guidance for drug master files (DMFs) for electronics and software...

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On Monday, the FDA published the draft guidance, “Type V DMFs for CDER-Led Combination Products Using Device Constituent Parts With Electronics or Software,” which could facilitate drug manufacturers’ ability to integrate...more

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Is Your Software a Medical Device? FDA Issues Six Digital Health Guidance Documents

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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

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FDA Guidance on Decision Support Software: Implications for Industry

On December 8, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued draft guidance titled “Clinical and Patient Decision Support Software” (“CDS Guidance”). According to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., the CDS...more

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FDA 2017 Year in Review: Refining Medical Device Pathways and Introducing Pilot Programs to Promote Quality

This is the third installment of our year-in-review series covering major developments at FDA.  While the previous two installments, pertain to FDA actions on drugs and biologics, this post will address developments related...more

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FDA Issues Fourth and Final Software as a Medical Device Clinical Evaluation Guidance

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The FDA recently released “Software as a Medical Device (SAMD): Clinical Evaluation,” a final guidance document that aims to establish a common understanding of clinical evaluation and principles for demonstrating the safety,...more

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FDA Issues Guidance on Digital Health

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two guidance documents last week clarifying its approach to certain health-related software in response to the addition of Section 520(o) to the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, which...more

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FDA Takes Further Actions to Encourage Digital Health Innovation, Issuing CDS, Medical Software, and SaMD Guidance Documents

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Today, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb announced that the Agency is issuing three new, significant policy documents to advance FDA’s approach to the development and...more

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FDA Announces International Draft Guidance for Clinical Evaluation of Software as a Medical Device

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the availability of a draft guidance for the clinical evaluation of software as a medical device (SaMD). The draft guidance was prepared by the SaMD Working Group of the...more

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Top Takeaways from FDA Draft Guidance on Software as a Medical Device

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FDA’s proposed adoption of an IMDRF document raises questions. On October 14, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) releaseda new draft guidance document, Software as a Medical Device (SaMD): Clinical...more

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Software as a Medical Device: FDA Releases Draft Guidance

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Companies that develop software that functions as a medical device should be aware that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft guidance that, once finalized, will classify the endless variety of Software as a...more

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Medical Device Updates: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Releases Numerous and Important Draft Guidance Documents

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The summer of 2016 saw a flood of new medical device-related guidance documents coming out of FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). Some of these draft guidance documents, such as those addressing device...more

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FDA Opens Comment Period for Harmonized SaMD Clinical Evaluation Guidance

On October 14, 2016, FDA released draft guidance entitled Software as a Medical Device (SaMD): Clinical Evaluation (the “SaMD Draft Guidance”). The draft guidance was prepared by the SaMD Working Group of the International...more

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AGG Food & Drug Newsletter - August 2016

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food and Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community, including regular updates on legislative initiatives from AGG’s Washington, DC...more

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