Medical Device Legal News with Sam Bernstein: Episode 11
Over the last few years, the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (“FedRAMP”) Program Management Office (“PMO”) has released two draft guidance documents related to defining the applicable boundary for security...more
On March 15, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued revised draft guidance summarizing how it intends regulate the use of electronic systems, records, and signatures in clinical investigations to account for...more
I. OVERVIEW - The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) has increased its focus on mitigating cybersecurity risks in medical device software. On June 24, 2021, the FDA issued two documents that are important not only...more
On June 18, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the draft guidance “Remanufacturing of Medical Devices,” which aims to help clarify the point when manipulation or repair of a medical device becomes...more
As 2019 quickly approaches, we would like to take a few moments to reflect on the past year of Food and Drug Administration activities and certain big ticket items that made news in 2018. As the Magic 8-Ball would say: “signs...more
The Food & Drug Administration has recently released for comment a draft expansion of guidance regarding Content of Premarket Submissions for Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices. Although the FDA issued existing...more
In recognition of the increasing prevalence of connected medical devices, and the potential cybersecurity vulnerability of the same, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) issued on October 18, 2018 a draft...more
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) announced in August that it has finalized the draft guidance it first issued in May of last year on securing wireless infusion pumps. Infusion pumps are often tasked...more
In March 1997, the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") published a final rule, codified in 21 CFR Part 11 ("Part 11"), establishing the privacy, security, and reliability criteria for electronic records and electronic...more
On January 22, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance on cybersecurity risks associated with medical devices, and addressed steps that device manufacturers should take to mitigate such risks. The...more
The new Draft Guidance is one of a string of recent actions taken by FDA to address overall medical device cybersecurity. Recognizing the growing importance of cybersecurity for medical devices and the potential public...more
It seems that everything in our life is getting connected to the Internet. We now live in an age where household items like refrigerators have Internet-connected LCD screens and privacy experts talk about the so-called...more
On January 22, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) released draft guidance regarding postmarket management of cybersecurity risks in medial devices. This guidance comes over a year after the FDA issued similar...more
On January 15, 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced in a Press Release that it would issue draft guidance on January 22 outlining “steps medical device manufacturers should take to continually address...more