USA – Industry asks FDA to clarify voluntary malfunction reporting program requirements
Medical device industry groups are asking the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to provide more clarity on what products will qualify for its...
Europe – EMA to launch scientific advice pilot for high-risk devices in late February
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) will begin accepting volunteers for a pilot program to provide scientific advice to manufacturers of high-risk medical devices by...
Europe – 37 ème organisme notifié au titre du Règlement 2017/745
37 ème organisme notifié au titre du Règlement 2017/745
USA – Lasers: FDA publishes guidance on surveying, leveling and alignment products
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized a 2014 guidance that lays out its thinking what is and isn’t a regulated laser...
USA – Authorization of Emergency Use of Certain Medical Devices During COVID-19; Availability
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the issuance of Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) (the Authorizations) for certain medical devices related...
Switzerland – Dealing with certification gaps (MDCG 2022-18)
Medical devices can only be placed on the market if the manufacturer has carried out the necessary conformity assessment procedure. For medical devices in...
USA – FDA final rule reduces radiological devices reporting requirements
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday issued a final rule that significantly reduces record-keeping requirements for medical devices such as x-rays....
USA – Advocacy groups, AdvaMed vie for next phase of TAP pilot
Medical devices that treat brain diseases and disorders should be the next products to be accepted into a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
UK – MHRA increases UK assessment capacity for in-vitro diagnostic devices
UL International UK Limited have had their current designation as an approved body extended to include almost all Part IV In-vitro Diagnostics Medical Devices,...
USA – Studies linking recalled 510(k) devices to problematic predicate products are ‘warning shot’...
Two recent studies that link the recall of 510(k)-cleared medical devices to problematic predicate products should serve as a “shot across the bow” for...
