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Regulation of Digital Health Products by FDA

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Industry insiders can all agree that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) regulates the use of medical devices. Most insiders agree that a medical device is any instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, contrivance,...more

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Guidances galore: FDA finalizes multiple digital health guidance documents

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On 27 September 2019 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the agency) released a series of guidance documents addressing the agency's current views on software regulation following the changes implemented in the 21st...more

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Software Update: The Latest on FDA’s Pre-Cert Pilot

Regular readers of this blog know that we’re closely following the FDA’s proposed regulatory framework for software as a medical device (SaMD), known as precertification—Pre-Cert for short. Generally, Pre-Cert involves a...more

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FDA Tackles Digital Health Software Devices with New Pre-Certification Review Plan

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On January 7, 2019 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued three new documents related to the Agency’s Software Precertification (“Pre-Cert”) Pilot Program. These documents include (1) the Developing a Software...more

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FDA Unveils Update to Software Precertification Program

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently updated its software Precertification Program. A working program was originally rolled out in April 2018, but the program was updated in response to requested public input....more

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Building a Health App? Part 2: Protecting Your Intellectual Property

This post is the second in a series of weekly blog posts covering legal issues for consideration during the early stages of development of a health app and providing best practices to help guide you through a successful...more

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Building a Health App? What You Need to Know

Last week, Apple announced the new Apple Watch Series 3 which will feature an enhanced heart rate app. The app will notify you when it detects an elevated heart rate even when you are not working out. The sensor will also be...more

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New FDA Digital Health Program

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to flesh out its ideas for regulation of digital health. Last week, the agency published a notice in the Federal Register, announcing a pilot program to evaluate a “new...more

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US Food and Drug Administration’s New Digital Health Innovation Action Plan Details a Software Precertification Pilot Program

In recognition that the traditional regulatory approach toward moderate to high risk medical devices is not well-suited for current digital health software products, the US Food and Drug Administration published a Digital...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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