USA – AdvaMed calls for changes to FDA’s non-spinal bone fixation device guidance
The medtech lobby group AdvaMed has asked the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to make changes to its recent guidance on orthopedic non-spinal...
USA – Combination products: FDA finalizes list of CGMP alternatives, streamlined mechanisms
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a finalized list of alternatives and streamlined mechanisms for current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) of...
USA – FDA classifies slew of class II devices following de novo procedures
Since the last week of 2022, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it was classifying nine products as class II devices with...
USA – FDA will begin accepting breakthrough devices for TAP pilot in 2023
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will start accepting products into its total product lifecycle advisory program (TAP) pilot starting in January. The...
USA – New rule directs mammography facilities to tell patients about breast density
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final rule intended to ensure patients are better informed about their breast tissue density...
USA – Pre-submission requests for IVDs to be accepted by FDA
The FDA in January restarted accepting pre-submissions for in vitro diagnostics that would require premarket authorization or de novo clearance. Now, the agency plans...
USA – Action needed on FDA regulation of AI-based medical devices
After lagging other sectors for years, the era of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare is dawning as its use is becoming more prevalent in a variety...
USA – FDA guidance explores trial design, supporting data for GVHD treatments
In preparation for a potential “paradigm shift” in the management of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking comment...
Brazil – ANVISA announces major medical device registration updates
Brazil’s medical device market regulator, ANVISA announced major updates to its Resolution of the Collegiate Board of Directors (RDC) 185/2001. The changes will serve...
USA – Stakeholders seek flexibility, greater harmonization in FDA human subject protection rules
Commenters from the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, academia and medical groups urged the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help ease the...
