Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two significant draft guidance documents concerning the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical devices and in drug and biological product development....more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 September 6, 2023, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a trio of draft guidances in its efforts to “strengthen and modernize” the 510(k) Program and provide for more “predictability, consistency, and...more
On April 8, 2022, FDA issued new, long-awaited draft guidance “Cybersecurity in Medical Devices: Quality System Considerations and Content of Premarket Submissions” (Draft Cybersecurity Guidance). 1 This draft guidance...more
On November 3, 2021 the FDA issued draft guidance titled “Content of Premarket Submissions for Device Software Functions.” The final version will eventually replace the FDA’s “Guidance for the Content of Premarket Submissions...more
On September 19, FDA issued a draft guidance that continues its trend to incentivize innovation and increase collaboration with industries in order to expedite the premarket review process, the “Safer Technologies Program for...more
Implications for 510(k) Submissions - On September 20, 2019, FDA issued four separate draft guidance documents for industry and FDA administration staff that provide extensive objective performance criteria (OPC) for five...more
On August 8, 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance on the important topic of deciding when to submit a new 510(k) premarket notification application (510(k)) for a change to an existing...more
In a new Draft Guidance entitled, Benefit-Risk Factors to Consider When Determining Substantial Equivalence in Premarket Notifications [510(k)] with Different Technological Characteristics, (the “Draft Guidance”) released on...more
The FDA issued a new draft guidance on July 15th which further explains how the FDA currently fails to protect consumers of medical devices and pharmaceutical drugs. It is important to remember that these sort of FDA-issued...more