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FDA Releases Final Guidance on Use of Digital Health Technologies for Remote Data Acquisition in Clinical Investigations

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Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert — As an end of the year gift, FDA finalized its guidance document, Digital Health Technologies for Remote Data Acquisition in Clinical Investigations , in late December. The guidance addresses the use of DHTs in clinical investigations of drugs, biologics, and medical devices.

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

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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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So Much More than Just Paperwork – The Importance of Design Controls for Device Start-ups

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Part 814), and for conducting clinical trials (21 C.F.R. There are many resources that provide information and guidance for each of these required elements. Or, to put it another way: We have not yet met an engineer who enjoys remediating the documents for development work that was done in the past.

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Mastering Responses to FDA 510(k) AI Letters: A Strategic Approach

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In this blog post, we will first briefly outline the procedural steps in the 510(k) review process for medical devices. However, the strategy of addressing the AI request presented in the next section of this blog post applies to all three types of 510(k)s. FDA Day (in calendar days) FDA Actions Day 1 FDA receives 510(k) submission.

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FDA’s New Draft Guidance on 510(k) Implant Devices: What You Need to Know

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By Philip Won & Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert — As we recently blogged , FDA released three draft guidance documents to help enhance the predictability, consistency, and transparency of the 510(k) program. One of these documents focuses on “ Evidentiary Expectations for 510(k) Implant Devices.”

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FDA Issues “Cliffs Notes”-style Guidance on Cell and Gene Therapy; What CMC Questions Did They Answer? (Part 2)

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In eight pages we get a string of high-level regulatory questions that provide a nice roadmap for CMC product development, which largely align with opportunities to engage with CBER as you progress through the development of cellular and gene therapies (CGT). What can be gained from this new guidance from a CMC perspective is more nuanced.

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The New FDA Draft Human Factors Guidance: A Bridge Too Far

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In 2016 , the agency issued its definitive HF guidance, guide manufacturers through human factors engineering processes during the development of new medical devices, focusing specifically on the user interface. The generation of HF data is a detailed and fairly burdensome process, although certainly short of a full-blown clinical study.