The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today released significant changes to its recommendations for the use of laparoscopic power morcellators in gynecologic procedures, including an update to safety communications...more
The U.S. government shutdown that began December 22, 2018 affected only about a quarter of federal agencies, because most had already been funded for FY 2019. Unfortunately, FDA is one of the agencies with at least some...more
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On April 27, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) released a draft guidance, Multiple Function Device Products: Policy and Considerations, addressing the Agency's regulatory approach to medical...more
Last week, FDA released updates to its Software Precertification (Pre-Cert) Pilot Program, including release of a working model reflecting the Agency's vision of the pilot and outlining its most critical components. The...more