Medical Device Legal News with Sam Bernstein: Episode 11
The Food and Drug Administration recently issued a Warning Letter concerning unauthorized modifications made to a previously cleared medical device (i.e., 510(k)). ...more
For more than a decade, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has made diversity in clinical trials a focus, including by issuing guidance, convening public-private workshops, and completing data analyses in an effort to...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Office of Human Research protections (OHRP) released draft guidance titled, “Considerations for Including Tissue Biopsies in Clinical Trials.” Although non-binding, the...more
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued its draft guidance, Considerations for the Use of Artificial Intelligence to Support Regulatory Decision-Making for Drug and Biological Products, on January 6, 2025. ...more
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently issued two draft guidance documents aimed at providing recommendations for the use of AI in medical devices and drug and biological product development.These guidance...more
In recent years, Congress and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) have sought to reform the accelerated approval process, an expedited development and approval pathway for drugs that provide meaningful therapeutic...more
This post is part of MoFo’s 2025 Intersection of AI and Life Sciences blog series. In this blog series, we explore how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing research, innovation, and patient care in the life sciences....more
Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two significant draft guidance documents concerning the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical devices and in drug and biological product development....more
On January 6, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and the Office for Human Research Protections (“OHRP”) issued a joint draft guidance on including tissue biopsies in clinical trials that evaluate...more
FDA recently issued two draft guidance documents discussing: (1) the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to produce information to support a regulatory decision about a drug or biological product’s safety, effectiveness, or...more
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently released two draft guidance documents (Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Device Software Functions: Lifecycle Management and Marketing Submission Recommendations and...more
On January 7, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the draft guidance “Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Device Software Functions: Lifecycle Management and Marketing Submission Recommendations,” which...more
In 2024, the FDA issued two significant guidance documents on Predetermined Change Control Plans (PCCPs), formalizing a regulatory framework that allows medical device manufacturers to implement certain pre-approved...more
On January 6, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or the “Agency”) released a draft guidance titled “Accelerated Approval and Considerations for Determining Whether a Confirmatory Trial is Underway” (the “Draft...more
On January 7, the FDA made available draft guidance on the development of drugs and biological products for weight reduction within the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research intended for reduction and long-term maintenance...more
On January 7, 2025, FDA published a draft guidance titled “Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Device Software Functions: Lifecycle Management and Marketing Submission Recommendations.” The draft guidance was long-anticipated; it...more
On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced in the Federal Register the issuance of a draft guidance entitled “Diversity Action Plans to Improve Enrollment of Participants from Underrepresented...more
As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to expand and grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape. To help companies and investors navigate the many evolving...more
On September 19, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or “the Agency”) published a draft guidance, Regulatory Considerations for Prescription Drug Use-Related Software (the “Guidance”) which adds a piece to the...more
Bob Dylan sang, “Tell Me, I’ve Got to Know.” In January 2022, the Food and Drug Administration said the same to the medical device industry when it issued a draft guidance, “Notifying the FDA of a Permanent Discontinuance or...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