In January 1990, FDA published Device Recalls: A Study of Quality Problems (55 FR 21108, May 22, 1990). The study reported that 44% of quality problems were attributed to errors or deficiencies that ...
Diagnostic test developers, including clinical laboratories, responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with inspiring creativity to meet patient testing needs. These developers found unique ways to enable ...
The External Controls Draft Guidance provides FDA’s thinking specifically with regard to a trial that has a single treatment arm and single control arm. The draft guidance proposes that in addition to ...
On June 14, 2023, FDA finalized its “Content of Premarket Submissions for Device Software Functions: Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff” (the “2023 Final Guidance”). The ...
To evaluate the long-term efficacy and tolerability of a representative extended-release (ER)/long-acting (LA) opioid in a 12-month placebo-controlled trial, FDA staff are considering an enriched ...
Medical device design and development is a process that helps to ensure devices that go to market are safe, effective, marketable, and profitable. The process is a blueprint of the phases needed to ...