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Defective Medical Devices and Their Impact on Patient Safety

Defective medical devices present serious risks for patients. Just how big—and how severe—is the problem? Consider this from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): “Each year, the FDA receives over two million medical...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Health Care

Beyond the Glow: Key Medical Spa Compliance Challenges and Legal Pitfalls

The medical spa industry is rapidly growing, driven by technological advances and shifting consumer preferences for cosmetic and wellness services. While this growth offers many business opportunities for healthcare...more

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Global Market Size and Technological Advancements for Implantable Medical Devices Continue to Grow

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A recent report by Precedence Research estimates the global market size for implantable medical devices will grow from USD 97.62 Billion in 2024 to USD 178.15 Billion by 2034: The rapid increase in the global market size of...more

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Product Liability Prevention: A Proactive Approach for FDA-Regulated Industries

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Medical device, drug, food, cosmetic, and other FDA-regulated product manufacturers face the constant threat of product liability lawsuits. Claims of injuries from allegedly defective products can lead to significant...more

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FDA’s New Draft Guidance on Cybersecurity

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The FDA has been continuing to work on protecting medical devices from the threats of cybersecurity. In April of this year, the Agency released the latest draft guidance addressing cybersecurity in the medical device...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Research Compliance Conference - June 8th - 10th, Anaheim, CA

Hear about the latest in research compliance - Do you want to learn… - How to prepare for upcoming changes in Medicaid? - Ways to build and maintain a better research compliance work plan for your program? - How...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Enforcement Spotlight: US Prosecutors Continue To Target Medical Technology Companies

Health care fraud continues to be a top enforcement priority for U.S. prosecutors, and nowhere is this more true than for the medical technology sector. From 2014-2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) brought enforcement...more

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SweynTooth cybersecurity vulnerabilities: considerations for medical device manufacturers

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a set of cybersecurity vulnerabilities, referred to as “SweynTooth,” that – if exploited – may introduce risks for certain Bluetooth enabled medical devices.  ...more

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FDA Policy for Mobile Medical Applications

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The start-up segment of our healthcare regulatory practice is focused on companies bringing digital health tools to market. As part of the efforts of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or the “agency”) to clarify...more

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FDA reviews go faster — but with less proof drugs are safer or more effective

For anyone concerned with the quality and safety of prescription medications, this may be an especially displeasing commentary from a pharmaceutical expert about drugs raced to approval now: “Some of them are really great,”...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

URGENT/11 Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Could Affect Medical Devices and Hospital Networks

On the heels of an FDA committee report concerning cybersecurity issues with medical devices, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an alert regarding cybersecurity vulnerabilities, referred to as “URGENT/11,”...more

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FDA’s dubious oversight of heart devices: hidden complaints and shaky tests

Cardiac patients may wish to take to heart how news reports have undercut federal regulators’ claims that they provide the most rigorous oversight to medical devices that treat complex conditions in ways that pose the...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

The FDA’s Latest Warning: A Good Reminder Regarding the Litigation Risks of Off-Label Use

Last week, the FDA issued a warning against the use of robotic surgery for mastectomy and other cancer-related procedures. ...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

OIG Advisory Opinion Allows Smartphone Loan for Needy Patients Taking Digital Drug

Last week, the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) issued a favorable Advisory Opinion regarding a proposal by a pharmaceutical manufacturer (Manufacturer) to loan a...more

King & Spalding

OIG Issues Advisory Opinion Giving the Green Light to a Pharmaceutical Manufacturer’s Plan to Provide Limited Functionality...

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On January 24, 2019, OIG issued Advisory Opinion No. 19-02, analyzing a proposed arrangement in which a pharmaceutical manufacturer would loan smartphones to patients who meet certain poverty level requirements in order to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

OIG Approves Manufacturer Loaning Smartphones as Appropriate Patient Assistance to Support Digital Medicine

On January 29, the Health and Human Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) released new guidance that sheds further light on the types of patient assistance that may be provided under the “Promotes Access to Care”...more

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Impact of the New Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: 2019 Outlook

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• The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Dec. 28, 2018, announced the release of the "Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients" that provides a "Call to Action" to make...more

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Product Lines - Toxic Torts and Product Liability Insights - Issue 3, 2018

Welcome to the third issue of Product Lines – our quarterly e-newsletter that focuses on toxic torts and products liability issues. For this edition, we are reporting on several important and timely legal issues. As you...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Failure to Report Adverse Events Results in Criminal Misbranding Settlement and Individual Liability

On December 10, 2018, Olympus Medical Systems Corporation and a former quality manager at the company pleaded guilty to introducing misbranded medical devices into interstate commerce in violation of the Federal Food, Drug...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FDA Issues New Draft Cybersecurity Guidance for Medical Devices

The Food & Drug Administration has recently released for comment a draft expansion of guidance regarding Content of Premarket Submissions for Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices. Although the FDA issued existing...more

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FDA, DHS Increase Coordination Over Medical Device Cybersecurity Risks to Patient Safety

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is moving aggressively in the month of October to continue to raise concerns about cybersecurity risks to medical devices, with three recent updates. The FDA just released new draft...more

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FDA Announces Playbook for Medical Device Cybersecurity

On October 1, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its “Medical Device Cybersecurity Regional Incident Preparedness and Response Playbook” to address continued threats to medical devices that could affect...more

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Pro Te: Solutio Vol. 11 No. 1 – A Reflection on the First Ten Years

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It’s hard to believe a decade has passed since we delivered our first edition of Pro Te: Solutio to your door. Those years have brought enormous changes in the world and in our industry. Innovation has driven everything we...more

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UK Government Responds to Brexit Life Sciences Regulatory Recommendations

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The UK Government has published a response to the recommendations set out in the Health and Social Care Committee’s Report dated 21 March 2018 on “Brexit: medicines, medical devices and substance of human origin”, which...more

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UK Government Responds to Brexit Life Sciences Regulatory Recommendations

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The UK Government has published a response to the recommendations set out in the Health and Social Care Committee’s Report dated 21 March 2018 on “Brexit...more

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