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Conference Notebook: Reporting from FDLI’s 2023 Enforcement, Compliance, and Litigation Conference

FDA Law Blog

In his conference keynote address , Arun Rao—the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for DOJ’s Consumer Protection Branch—provided an overview of DOJ’s year in FDA enforcement. DOJ has provided few bright lines about when conversations and disclosures to FDA may also satisfy its own VSD requirements.

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The FDA PDUFA VII Goals Letter (FY 2023-2027): A Review of Our Top 10 Commitments

FDA Law Blog

When FDA published the fiscal years (FY) 2023-2027 goals letter at the end of August, making known their commitments and planned initiatives for the coming years, we were both excited by many of the announcements, while recognizing the real success will come from how the Agency implements them.

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Warning Letters: An Untapped Source for Understanding When Device Changes Require a New 510(k)

FDA Law Blog

Manufacturers must evaluate device changes in the first instance to determine whether a new 510(k) is needed or, instead, whether documentation of the change and rationale for not seeking 510(k) clearance is sufficient. Such assessments are highly individualized and difficult to map onto the few examples provided by FDA in its guidance.

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FDA’s Third Party Review Program is Ready for the Next Pandemic, not the LDT Final Rule

FDA Law Blog

Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert FDA recently released 510(k) Third Party Review Program and Third Party Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) Review which finalizes the draft guidance of the same title issued in December 2023. Fiscal Year 2023 showed similar performance.

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Is ASCA worth it? FDA’s Accreditation Scheme for Conformity Assessment

FDA Law Blog

As part of that effort, Accreditation Scheme for Conformity Assessment (ASCA) is designed to reduce FDA review time, reduce and/or remove Sponsor guesswork on documentation to provide in a premarket submission, and improve the quality of testing conducted. The MDUFA V reauthorization converts the ASCA Pilot to a permanent program.

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OTAT Town Hall on Cell Therapy CMC – The Recording is Available but Here’s an Appetizer

FDA Law Blog

Brevig, Senior Regulatory Device and Biologics Expert — On December 7, 2022, FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) and the Office of Tissues and Advanced Therapies (OTAT) held a town hall to answer questions related to cell therapy and tissue-engineered products chemistry, manufacturing, and contr­­ols (CMC).

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FDA’s New Draft Guidance on 510(k) Implant Devices: What You Need to Know

FDA Law Blog

In the case of 510(k) Implants indicated for use in pediatric patients, FDA recommends consulting two other guidance documents: Pediatrics Guidance and Extrapolation Guidance. If a submitter believes that certain testing described in the draft guidance does not apply to their device, they should provide a rationale in the 510(k) submission.