On Wednesday, FDA announced that it filed two complaints in federal court seeking injunctions to stop marketing efforts of unapproved stem cell treatments by US Stem Cell Clinic of Sunrise, Florida, and California Stem Cell...more
5/14/2018
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Last week, FDA released updates to its Software Precertification (Pre-Cert) Pilot Program, including release of a working model reflecting the Agency's vision of the pilot and outlining its most critical components. The...more
With the continued explosion of software and software-controlled medical devices, including the growing use of machine learning and artificial intelligence, the FDA (the Agency) Medical Device Safety Action Plan (the Plan)...more
4/26/2018
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On January 17, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) issued a proposed rule to update the framework for requesting internal agency supervisory review of certain decisions related to devices regulated...more
On December 7, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) released three guidance documents that together aim to clarify the framework for the regulation of software and digital health products to bring FDA...more
Six years after its first attempt to update its now 20-year-old guidelines for when modifications to a 510(k)-cleared device require the submission of a new 510(k) notice, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the...more
Recognizing both the opportunities and the potential regulatory challenges presented by such rapid development, the FDA – under the leadership of recently confirmed Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb – is spearheading a new...more
Last week, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP Committee) advanced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Reauthorization Act of 2017 (S. 934), by a vote of 21–2.
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In its January 9, 2017 final rule addressing when tobacco products may be regulated as drugs, devices, or combination products, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or “The Agency”) amended the intended use regulations for...more
On December 30, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) issued a final guidance document entitled Medical Device Accessories – Describing Accessories and Classification Pathways for New Accessory Types....more