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Medical Device Legal News with Sam Bernstein: Episode 18

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This episode, Sam is joined by Sophie Mouros to discuss: a clinical trial fraud case involving allegedly fabricated data, the FDA’s withdrawal from the medical device Global Harmonization Working Party, the FDA’s recent...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FDA Delays Enforcement of UDI Reporting Requirements for Consumer Health Products

With a September 24, 2022 compliance date looming, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will delay enforcement of its requirement to submit Unique Device Identifier (UDI) data for low-risk consumer...more

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FDA delays UDI database enforcement for low-risk devices

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On July 25, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued final guidance on Unique Device Identification (UDI) compliance date policies, stating that the agency will not enforce a requirement that manufacturers of...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

I Can See Clearly Now: FDA Issues Final Guidance on the Form and Content of the Unique Device Identifier

Channeling Johnny Nash and the 1972 classic song, “I Can See Clearly Now,” on July 7, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration issued its final guidance titled, “Unique Device Identification System: Form and Content of the...more

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Software As A Medical Device In Europe – New Regulatory Regime About To Enter Into Force – (Part 6 Of 6)

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In Part 6 of our series of consecutive articles on the reformed regulatory framework under the EU Medical Device Regulation 2017/745 (“MDR”), which will govern medical devices software (“MDSW”) in the EU, we turn to the...more

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Software As A Medical Device In Europe – New Regulatory Regime About To Enter Into Force – (Part 5 Of 6)

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The preceding articles of this series laid out how the new EU Medical Device Regulation 2017/745 (“MDR”) leads to a broader coverage of medical devices and an overall deeper level of regulation in areas already regulated...more

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The European Commission issues guidance concerning management of legacy devices in EUDAMED

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On 15 February 2021, the European Commission published guidance on the Management of legacy devices in EUDAMED. This guidance addresses the registration and identification of legacy devices in EUDAMED. Legacy devices are...more

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Software As A Medical Device In Europe – New Regulatory Regime About To Enter Into Force – (Part 1 Of 6)...

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The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly accelerated the adoption of digital health and virtual care in Europe, as well as globally. Fueled by technological advancement, including in the space of data analytics and AI, this...more

Morgan Lewis

FDA Extends UDI and Direct Marking Enforcement Discretion for Class I and Unclassified Devices to 2022

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The US Food and Drug Administration’s recent policy, issued in part due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, also suspends enforcement of Direct Marking requirements for certain Class I, Class II, Class III, and...more

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FDA Expands Face Mask Enforcement Policy to Allow Imports of KN95 Respirators

On April 2, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a revised temporary enforcement policy regarding the manufacture and distribution of face masks and filtering facepiece respirators during the COVID-19 public...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Cybersecurity Risks in Medical Devices Discussed at Recent FDA Meeting

The Patient Engagement Advisory Committee to the Food and Drug Association (FDA) met recently to discuss cybersecurity in medical devices. Medical devices are increasingly connected to the internet, hospital networks, and...more

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Time to Prepare for New EU Medical Device Regime

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Companies should act now to prepare for the full implementation of the MDR and IVDR. On 26 May 2020, Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices (MDR) will become fully active, reflecting an overhaul of the current...more

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Using Method Claims to Protect a Device

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I. Introduction. Using method claims to protect a device is often overlooked because conventional thinking equates device protection with only device claims. A device can, however, be protected by method claims, because a...more

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Netherlands Adopts US FDA-based UDI System for Medical Devices

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A voluntary agreement (link in Dutch) was consummated by the Dutch Ministry of Health, industry, and hospitals. According to an Emergo blog post, under the terms of the agreement, the Netherlands will adopt the US Food and...more

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EU Medical Device Regulation 2017/745 and In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation 2017/746, Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Update, Vol....

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Following their adoption by the European Parliament in April 2017, the final versions of the Medical Devices Regulation ("MDR") and In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation ("IVDR") were published in the Official Journal of the...more

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FDA Pushes UDI System Compliance Date Back for Class I and Unclassified Devices

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On June 2, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced in a letter to device labelers that it will issue a guidance document stating that FDA will exercise its enforcement discretion for the unique device...more

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FDA Extends Unique Device Identification (UDI) System Compliance Deadlines for Certain Low-Risk Medical Devices

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In Depth - On June 2, 2017, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it plans to delay the dates by which certain Class I devices and unclassified devices must comply with the agency’s unique device...more

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FDA Extends the UDI Compliance Date for Certain Class I and Unclassified Devices

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With the deadline for compliance with the unique device identification system[i] (UDI system) requirements for certain Cass I and unclassified devices other than implantable, life-supporting, or life-sustaining devices (i.e.,...more

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EU Finalizes Medical Device Regulations

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The European Council has released the final versions of its Medical Device Regulations (MDR) and In Vitro Diagnostics Regulations (IVDR). According to JDSupra, the Council of the European Union will vote on March 7, 2017...more

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FDA Extends Deadline for Removal of NDC and NHRIC Numbers from Device Labeling and Packaging

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On August 30, 2016, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published final guidance in which the agency announced it does not intend to enforce its prohibition against the inclusion of National Health Related Item Code...more

Morgan Lewis

FDA Uses Summer to Issue Numerous Device Guidance Documents

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The Agency shows no signs of slowing regulatory activity. Although the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s or the Agency’s) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) has been very active throughout 2016, it...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

No Idea about UDI: FDA Issues Draft Guidance on UDI Form and Content

In advance of the September compliance date for Class II medical devices, the Food and Drug Administration has issued draft guidance on the form and content of Unique Device Identifiers (UDIs). Though the UDI Rule was...more

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FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Use of "Real-World Evidence" in Medical Device Decision-Making

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued on July 27, 2016, a draft guidance document addressing how it may use data and evidence collected outside of the traditional clinical trial context to support medical device...more

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FDA Releases Draft Guidance for Unique Device Identifiers

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The FDA has just released draft guidance for unique device identifiers (UDIs) tracking medical devices from their manufacturers to the end users. Specifically, the FDA is providing guidance to device the content and form of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New EU Rules for Medical Devices

After four years of negotiations, European lawmakers agreed on June 15 on a new EU Medical Devices Regulation (MDR). The MDR is the equivalent to the FDA’s CDRH regulations in the United States and essentially specifies...more

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