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9 Technologies That Will Shape The Future Of Dentistry

The Medical Futurist

Artificial intelligence Already, dentists employ software to get insights into clinical decision-making, but AI is changing the face of dentistry, just like it is in many other fields. But AR also found a home in dentistry for both educational and clinical purposes.

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FDA Publishes Discussion Paper Seeking Feedback on 3D Printing of Medical Devices at the Point of Care

FDA Law Blog

In October 2014, FDA held a public workshop titled “Additive Manufacturing of Medical Devices: An Interactive Discussion on the Technical Considerations of 3D Printing.” This discussion paper is not the first time that FDA has grappled with the tricky regulatory questions presented by 3D printing. products intended for medical purposes).

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The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

In 2016, The Guardian reported that a blind woman suffering from this disease was fitted with the implant labelled “bionic eye” in the UK as part of a trial at the Oxford Eye Hospital. Experts even say the eye is an ideal place to start for the first clinical use of CRISPR. The drug helped decrease the initial healing from 5 days.

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The Most Engaging Decision You’ll Read All Year – Five Stars

FDA Law Blog

FDA , Petitioners, a liquid nicotine manufacturer, sued FDA arguing that the Agency was arbitrary and capricious in rejecting the Petitioner’s Premarket Tobacco Application (“PMTA”) in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”). FDA also directed manufacturers to produce detailed marketing plans.

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A Question 30 Years in the Making: Would a Final LDT Rule Withstand Judicial Scrutiny?

FDA Law Blog

Regulating LDTs: A Long and Winding Road In what might sound to some like protesting too much, the PR invokes FDA’s longstanding assertion that IVDs “manufactured” by laboratories are medical devices and that clinical laboratories that develop tests are acting as manufacturers.

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FDA Publishes Discussion Paper Seeking Feedback on 3D Printing of Medical Devices at the Point of Care

FDA Law Blog

In October 2014, FDA held a public workshop titled “Additive Manufacturing of Medical Devices: An Interactive Discussion on the Technical Considerations of 3D Printing.” This discussion paper is not the first time that FDA has grappled with the tricky regulatory questions presented by 3D printing. products intended for medical purposes).

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Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions about the Previous Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions about Charging for Investigational Drugs

FDA Law Blog

This Draft Guidance, when finalized, will replace the Final Guidance issued just six years ago (the 2016 Guidance). Changes from the 2016 Guidance. The Draft Guidance covers charging in a clinical trial or in one of the expanded access settings and the differences between them. What’s new in the new Draft Guidance?

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