We have been writing about software as a medical device (SaMD) for years, tracking the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) efforts to keep up with the fast-paced development of digital technology, such as launching the...more
3/13/2024
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Clinical Trials ,
Cybersecurity ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Technology ,
Innovation ,
Life Sciences ,
Machine Learning ,
Medical Devices ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Software
In this episode of Health Law Diagnosed, host Bridgette Keller is joined by Mintz Health Law attorneys Joanne Hawana and Benjamin Zegarelli to discuss the FDA’s long-awaited proposed rules that actively regulate laboratory...more
On June 24, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the long-awaited Remanufacturing of Medical Devices Draft Guidance (Draft Remanufacturing Guidance), which describes the agency’s current thinking on activities...more
In our most recent year-end blog post on devices and diagnostic products at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), we summarized the tumultuous events of 2020 with respect to laboratory developed tests (LDTs) and clinical...more
On April 16, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published twin notices in the Federal Register effectively reversing a move by the Trump administration Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on January 15,...more
On March 3, 2021, FDA issued a statement acknowledging that certain entities produce certificates of registration for medical device manufacturers and clarifying that the agency does not issue such certificates. The agency...more
What a year for the Food and Drug Administration! FDA, an agency with regulatory oversight of 20-25% of products on which consumers spend, including food and medicines, but which typically stays out of the limelight, was...more
12/16/2020
/ Biologics ,
Clinical Laboratories ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Laboratory Developed Tests ,
Life Sciences ,
Public Health ,
Virus Testing
After exploring some of the ethical questions involved in allocating and distributing a potential COVID-19 vaccine and the basic tenets of bioethics, we continue by delving into the ethical issues relating to the vaccine...more
This post is the first in a series of three in which we recap the Food and Drug Administration’s somewhat difficult year, having spent the majority of it without a permanent Commissioner and facing a slew of political and...more
12/5/2019
/ 21st Century Cures Act ,
Clinical Laboratories ,
Digital Health ,
Draft Guidance ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Laboratory Developed Tests ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Devices ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Statutory Authority
The Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) held its annual Convergence conference last week in San Jose. The event certainly illustrated RAPS’s global influence given that the attendees represented many of the...more