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The FDA has identified product recalls for Vyaire’s AirLife Manual Resuscitators and for the use instructions for Abiomed’s left-sided heart pumps as Class I, while device manufacturer InfuTronix is voluntarily recalling its line of Nimbus Infusion Pumps after design flaws prompted thousands of customer complaints. Read More
Over the past week, the FDA published a draft rule on drug products that present demonstrable difficulties for compounding. Final guidance was issued on controlled correspondence for generic drug development. Draft guidance on real-world evidence in drug and biological products’ non-interventional studies was also issued. Read More
Sol-Millennium, one of the three syringe manufacturers called out in a March 19 FDA Safety Communication for potential device failures, says it is “confident” that it can resolve all issues identified in an FDA Warning Letter. Read More
Those who work with laboratory developed tests (LDT) would have much preferred their rapidly developing field be regulated by the Verifying Accurate, Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act — but since Congress has repeatedly failed to pass the bipartisan act, the field is now reeling at the “overreach” of the FDA’s new proposed rule on regulating LDTs. Read More
This edition of Quick Notes reviews Becton Dickinson’s increase in U.S. manufacturing of syringes, clearance of the twiist Automated Insulin Delivery system, a new indication for Amplify standalone bone graft putty, and Fujifilm’s AI-powered endoscopic imaging technology. Read More
Three plastic syringe makers have received FDA warning letters describing violations related to the sale and distribution of plastic syringes made in China that have not been cleared or approved for sale or distribution in the U.S. Read More
Devicemakers considering how to comply with the recently released Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR) will need to keep on hand a copy of the international standard ISO 13485 — the copyright-protected document that’s included only by reference in the new regulation. Read More
AstraZeneca has strengthened its oncology and rare disease portfolios with two buy-outs totaling close to $3.5 billion, the company has reported. Read More