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The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) issued updated guidance that clarifies the deadlines for stand-alone software that must carry the UK conformity assessment mark (UKCA) for applications regulated as medical devices. Read More
Health Canada has issued new guidance for devicemakers on submitting “summary reports” and conducting issue-related analyses of safety and effectiveness for devices approved for marketing in Canada — two requirements recently added to Canadian regulations. Read More
The FDA has released a new action plan that outlines a potential approach to premarket reviews for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning-(ML) software modifications. Read More
The FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) is getting ready to launch its Accreditation Scheme for Conformity Assessment (ASCA) pilot program allowing accredited testing laboratories to assess the conformance of a device with FDA-recognized standards. Read More
Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration is conducting a postmarket review of all COVID-19 point-of-care and laboratory tests listed in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods to ensure that they can detect emerging SARS-CoV-2 genetic variants. Read More
Health Canada has issued new guidance for devicemakers on submitting “summary reports” and conducting issue-related analyses of safety and effectiveness for devices approved for marketing in Canada — two requirements recently added to Canadian regulations. Read More
“The FDA has determined that it is appropriate to protect the public health or safety to revise certain decontamination system EUAs to limit the number of decontamination cycles and respirator reuses permitted under each authorization,” the agency said. Read More
Notifiable actions include risk communications, recalls, label changes, reassessments, suspensions or revocations of authorization to prevent serious risk of injury to human health, the agency said. Read More
The FDA issued a final guidance recommending that devicemakers include more specific information in the labeling of laparoscopic power morcellators (LPMs) on the risk of spreading benign uterine tissue and on the use of LPM containment systems. Read More