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FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Best Practices for Selecting Predicate Devices for 510(k) Notifications

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just issued a draft guidance entitled “Best Practices for Selecting a Predicate Device to Support a Premarket Notification 510(k) Notification.” This draft guidance is one of...more

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Medical Device Cybersecurity Survey Report Released

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Cybellum released a medical device survey report on April 20, 2022 entitled “Medical Device Cybersecurity: Trends and Predictions.” The company’s website states that their “mission is to enable manufacturers and their...more

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STeP’ing up: FDA advances expedited device review program, set to begin in March

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On January 6, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a final guidance outlining the Safer Technologies Program (STeP) for Medical Devices: a voluntary program for medical devices and device-led...more

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Dental Amalgam Safety: Myths, Science, and Law

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We’ve all heard that mercury is poisonous — causes neurological damages, developmental defects, etc. Mercury thermometers have been phased out and replaced with non-mercury ones. But not so with dental amalgam (silver filling...more

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International products law review 2020: Issue 77

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We're excited to bring you issue 77 of our "International products law review" with insights and updates on all aspects of products law. In this issue, provide updates on COVID-19, address promoting the circular economy...more

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Updates on the newest regulatory legislation (Royal Decree 717/2019) in Spain

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On 5 December 2019, the Official State Gazette of Spain published a new regulation passed by the Spanish government which has introduced many significant developments in the Spanish legal framework on medicinal products for...more

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New MDCG Guidance on Summary of Safety and Clinical Performance under the Medical Devices Regulation (MDR)

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On 26 September 2019, the European Commission published a new Guidance of the Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) concerning the Summary of Safety and Clinical Performance (SSCP). This document is aimed at manufacturers...more

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FDA announces new expedited program for devices expected to significantly improve the safety of existing technologies

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On 19 September 2019 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the agency) released the draft guidance document entitled "Safer Technologies Program for Medical Devices" (STeP), effectively following through on the...more

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FDA’s New Safety and Performance Based Pathway for Medical Devices Reflects a More Modern Approach to Finding Substantial...

On September 19, 2019, FDA issued a guidance document, “Safety and Performance Based Pathway,” describing an optional pathway for medical devices with well-understood safety and performance profiles. The guidance signals...more

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Product Liability Update: October 2017

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Massachusetts Federal Court In Multi-District Litigation Holds Under Six States’ Laws That Manufacturer Of Brand-Name Pharmaceutical Is Not Liable For Injuries Caused By Generic Equivalents Whose Manufacturers Were Required...more

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Working Together: FDA Releases Final Guidance on Interoperability

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On September 6, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) released its final guidance document, Design Considerations and Pre-Market Submission Recommendations for Interoperable Medical Devices (Final...more

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UK MHRA Issues New Guidance on Human Factors and Usability Engineering for Medical Devices

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The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has published new guidance on taking human factors into account when designing medical devices and ensuring that they meet the essential safety and performance...more

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FDA Issues Guidance on Hurricane Readiness for Medical Devices

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has issued important guidance on how to prepare for hurricanes when dependent on medical devices. FDA stresses that during hurricanes and other emergency situations, medical devices...more

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Regulate Frankenstein: the European Parliament calls for new rules for robots

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When a parliamentary report cites Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein in its recitals and proposes new regulation for robots with artificial intelligence (“AI”), one cannot be sure whether the 19th or the 21st century has inspired...more

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International Product Liability Review - Issue 65

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The International Product Liability Review provides quality updates and comment from around the world on legal developments in the field of product liability and product safety. ...more

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What are experts saying about Stryker Accolade V40?

Stryker Accolade V40 LFIT Hip Implant Dissociation - Over the past few years, various orthopedic surgeons around the country and their patients have faced a catastrophic failure of Stryker’s Accolade and V40 LFIT hip...more

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Australia Concerned About Stryker Made LFIT Femoral Heads

On September 27, 2016, the Department of Health Therapeutic Goods Administration (the Australian equivalent of the Food & Drug Administration) issued a hazard alert relating to LFIT Anatomic CoCr V40 femoral heads...more

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FDA Classifies Transvaginal Pelvic Mesh As “High Risk” Medical Device

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued two final orders on Monday, January 4, 2016 to strengthen the data requirements for transvaginal surgical mesh devices that repair pelvic organ prolapse (POP). First, the agency...more

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