USA – FDA weight-loss device guidances address clinical and non-clinical studies
A decade in the making, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published two complementary draft guidances for sponsors developing weight-loss devices. The...
USA – FDA’s final breakthrough devices guidance now includes technologies that address health disparities
Final guidance on the US Food and Drug Administration breakthrough device program includes new language noting that the program now can be used to...
USA – FDA updates medical device biocompatibility guidance with exclusion list
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated its guidance on biocompatibility issues medical device sponsors should consider in their premarket submissions. This...
USA – Use of International Standard ISO 10993-1, « Biological evaluation of medical devices –...
FDA has developed this guidance document to assist industry in preparing Premarket Applications (PMAs), Humanitarian Device Exceptions (HDEs), Investigational Device Applications (IDEs), Premarket Notifications...
USA – Recommendations for the Use of Clinical Data in Premarket Notification [510(k)] Submissions
As part of FDA’s Medical Device Safety Action Plan: Protecting Patients, Promoting Public
Health (herein referred to as the “Safety Action Plan”),1 FDA committed to...
USA – Evidentiary Expectations for 510(k) Implant Devices
As part of FDA’s Medical Device Safety Action Plan: Protecting Patients, Promoting Public
Health (herein referred to as the “Safety Action Plan”), FDA committed to...
USA – Best Practices for Selecting a Predicate Device to Support a Premarket Notification...
FDA developed this document to provide guidance to industry and FDA staff about best practices in selecting a predicate device for premarket notification ...
USA – FDA finalizes guidance on use of human factors studies in combination product...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized its guidance for industry on the use of human factors engineering (HFE) studies to support the...
USA – FDA updates off-the-shelf software guidance to reflect least burdensome approach
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reissued a final guidance on off-the-shelf (OTS) software used by medical devices, which aims to reduce...
USA – FDA details proposed 510(k) modernization with trio of draft guidances
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced new steps it is taking to modernize the 510(k) program, which include updates on its...
