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FDA Proposes to Define Certain Device Accessories as Class I
August 17, 2018
The FDA issued a list of medical device accessories that it believes are safe and effective enough to be categorized as Class I and requested public feedback on the proposed list.
Class I devices are subject to the least amount of control because the agency believes their use presents a “low to moderate risk.”
The accessories the agency has proposed to be considered distinct from other devices and classified into Class I are:
- Gastroenterology-urology accessories to a biopsy instrument;
- Penile implant surgical accessories;
- Ureteral stent accessories;
- Biliary stent, drain and dilator accessories;
- Suprapubic catheter accessories;
- Implanted mechanical/hydraulic urinary contingence device surgical accessories;
- An air-handling apparatus accessory; and
- A corneal inlay inserter handle.
The FDA said it has not made a final determination for the suggested accessories and called for comment on the list.
Read the notice here: www.fdanews.com/08-16-18-ClassI.pdf. — James Miessler
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