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Australia’s Therapeutics Goods Agency (TGA) has issued a new paper on its plan to establish a unique device identification (UDI) system and it wants to hear reactions from device sponsors. Read More
The FDA has updated its electronic medical device reporting (eMDR) system to include new fields for summary reports and combination products to harmonize with international reporting codes. Read More
The FDA issued final guidance for devicemakers on the use of the ISO-10993-1 international standard for assessing the biocompatibility risks of devices that come into direct or indirect contact with the human body. Read More
In two new guidances, the FDA calls for different types of information in 510(k) premarket submissions for blood glucose monitoring systems for use by healthcare professionals as compared to those for home use by lay-users. Read More
A set of three guidance documents the FDA released Sept. 25 provides a look into the agency’s implementation of its new Accreditation Scheme for Conformity Assessment (ASCA) pilot program for devices. Read More
The agency said it “generally does not seek to interfere with the exercise of the professional judgment of healthcare providers in prescribing or using, for unapproved uses for individual patients, most legally marketed medical products.” Read More
A manufacturer that uses an ASCA-accredited testing lab can include a declaration of conformity from the accredited lab as part of a premarket submission to the FDA. Read More
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has proposed that the FDA’s medical device, drug evaluation, and biologics evaluation centers implement formal equipment management policies after finding that their current procedures need improvement. Read More