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U.S. device makers get 2 years to comply with FDA Quality Management System Regulations final rule

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)...

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FDA proposal classifying wound dressings/washes with antimicrobials may require PMAs, new 510(k)s

Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed two new rules for classification of certain, previously unclassified wound dressings and liquid wound washes containing...

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FDA finalizes advice on cybersecurity info to include in device submissions

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,” ...

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Update to biocompatibility policy for medical devices in contact with intact skin

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:...

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FDA fills 510(k) guidance gaps with drafts on predicate devices, clinical data, implantables

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) has issued three new draft guidances as part of an effort to modernize its 510(k) Program for...

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FDA device software premarket submission content guidance re-categorizes documentation requirements

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued the final guidance, Content of Premarket Submissions for Device Software Functions, which provides an updated framework by which...

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FDA Breakthrough Devices Program guidance targets health inequality

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued the draft guidance “Select Updates for the Breakthrough Devices Program Guidance: Reducing Disparities in Health and Health ...

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Medical device 510(k) submissions must be electronic by October 2023, FDA says

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized its guidance “Electronic Submission Template for Medical Device 510(k) Submissions,” which will require medical device...

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FDA delays UDI database enforcement for low-risk devices

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...

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