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FDA finalizes cyber device “select updates” guidance, potentially affecting substantial equivalence findings for 510(k)s

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently finalized its March 2024 select updates to its guidance "Cybersecurity in Medical Devices: Quality System Considerations and Content of Premarket Submissions” (“Premarket...more

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FDA Finalizes Cybersecurity Premarket Guidance: What It Means for Medical Device Makers

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The FDA has finalized its guidance on cybersecurity for medical device premarket submissions, providing additional insight into the agency’s expectations for how manufacturers integrate cybersecurity risk management into...more

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New MDCG guidance clarifies rules for medical device software available on online platforms

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The Medical Device Coordination Group (“MDCG”) has issued guidance on the safe making available of medical device software (“MDSW”) apps on online platforms (MDCG 2025-4). MDCG 2025-4 outlines the regulatory roles of online...more

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AI Health Law & Policy: Complying with FDA GMP rules for AI-enabled diagnostic devices

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a Warning Letter citing a failure to obtain marketing authorization via a premarket approval (PMA) or 510(k) clearance as well as Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)...more

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Decoded - Technology Law Insights, V 5, Issue 10, December 2024

Happy Holidays and welcome to our year-end issue of Decoded. We hope you enjoyed reading our technology law insights e-newsletter this year. We are already planning for 2025. ...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Drug Use-Related Software Back in the Spotlight at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

In late September 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft guidance on “Regulatory Considerations for Prescription Drug Use-Related Software.” This guidance expands on (and was developed in response...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FDA Maintains Focus on “Intended Use” for Software-Enabled Medical Devices

On June 21, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued a warning letter to Zyto Technologies, Inc. (“Zyto”), citing Zyto’s promotion of its Hand Cradle Galvanic Skin Response (“GSR”) device and associated...more

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FDA Issues Draft Guidance for Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML)-Enabled Device Software Functions

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) recently issued its draft guidance titled “Marketing Submission Recommendations for a Predetermined Change Control Plan for Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning...more

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AI & the FDA

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The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare has been growing rapidly in recent years, and AI-enabled medical devices are playing a larger role in patient care. Such devices may use machine learning algorithms to...more

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The Evolving FDA Regulatory Landscape of Artificial Intelligence

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As artificial intelligence technology evolves on a seemingly minute-by-minute basis, the U.S. FDA’s regulatory approach continues to evolve in an effort to keep pace. “The promise of artificial intelligence in medicine is...more

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FDA’s Draft Computer Software Assurance Guidance Changes the Game for Quality System and Production Software Validation

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On September 13, 2022 the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) and the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) jointly released a new draft guidance document titled “Computer Software Assurance for...more

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EU: In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation Entered Into Force (Part 3 Of 3)

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Part 1 of this article discussed the background and purpose of the EU In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation (EU) 2017/746 (IVDR), the definition of in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDs), the risk-based classification system,...more

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EU: IN VITRO Diagnostic Regulation Entered Into Force (Part 1 OF 3)

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In vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDs), hence devices used for medical tests on samples such as blood or tissue that have been taken from the human body, have become the center of attention in the public eye during the...more

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Medical Devices in the App Store? U.S. Regulation of Mobile Medical Applications

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Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, more people than ever have downloaded and used mobile applications, or apps, to communicate with their doctors, manage prescriptions, and streamline much of the healthcare activity...more

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Software As A Medical Device In Europe – New Regulatory Regime About To Enter Into Force – (Part 5 Of 6)

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The preceding articles of this series laid out how the new EU Medical Device Regulation 2017/745 (“MDR”) leads to a broader coverage of medical devices and an overall deeper level of regulation in areas already regulated...more

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Software As A Medical Device In Europe – New Regulatory Regime About To Enter Into Force – (Part 3 Of 6)

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Having shed light on the relevance of the intended purpose of a medical device when determining whether software qualifies as medical devices software (“MDSW”) under the new EU Medical Device Regulation 2017/745 (“MDR”) in...more

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Another step forward in digital health: FDA issues draft guidance for drug master files (DMFs) for electronics and software...

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On Monday, the FDA published the draft guidance, “Type V DMFs for CDER-Led Combination Products Using Device Constituent Parts With Electronics or Software,” which could facilitate drug manufacturers’ ability to integrate...more

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To Market, To Market: FDA’s Digital Health Precertification Program

In response to the rapid pace of innovation in the health and life sciences arena, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking a proactive, risk-based approach to regulating digital health products. Software...more

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FDA Releases Software Precertification Working Model

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On April 26, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") released an initial working model for its Software Precertification ("Pre-Cert") Pilot Program. The Pre-Cert Program is an effort by FDA to develop a new, more...more

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FDA 2017 Year in Review: Refining Medical Device Pathways and Introducing Pilot Programs to Promote Quality

This is the third installment of our year-in-review series covering major developments at FDA.  While the previous two installments, pertain to FDA actions on drugs and biologics, this post will address developments related...more

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Is Your Medical Device Software Compliant with the New EU Standards?

The IEC 62304 standard specifies life cycle requirements for the development of medical software and software within medical devices. It is a standard that is harmonized between the European Union (EU) and the United States...more

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International Product Liability Review - Issue 65

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The International Product Liability Review provides quality updates and comment from around the world on legal developments in the field of product liability and product safety. ...more

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Obama Administration Issues Changes to Iran Sanctions Regulations That Benefit Exporters of Medicine, Medical Devices and...

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On December 23, 2016, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) published a number of changes to the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (“ITSR,” 31 C.F.R. Part 560) that expanded the...more

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Medical Device Updates: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Releases Numerous and Important Draft Guidance Documents

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The summer of 2016 saw a flood of new medical device-related guidance documents coming out of FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). Some of these draft guidance documents, such as those addressing device...more

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When Is a Software Change Really a Change that Requires FDA Review?: When to Submit a 510(k) for a Software Change to an Existing...

On the same day the Food and Drug Administration issued its revised draft guidance document on when to submit a new 510(k) premarket notification for an existing medical device, it released a similar document specific to...more

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