FDA Law

JANUARY 18, 2022

Cato — On December 10, 2021, FDA issued a discussion paper titled 3D Printing Medical Devices at the Point of Care seeking feedback on FDA regulatory oversight of various 3D-printing scenarios, in order to inform future policy development. products intended for medical purposes). By McKenzie E.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 21, 2025

However, things are moving fast, and success doesn’t come easy for the pioneers of any medical field. Experts even say the eye is an ideal place to start for the first clinical use of CRISPR. How far can you see and hear? When it comes to vision, it’s around 50 miles, talking about hearing, it’s only 1-2 miles at best!

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FDA Law

JANUARY 18, 2022

Cato — On December 10, 2021, FDA issued a discussion paper titled 3D Printing Medical Devices at the Point of Care seeking feedback on FDA regulatory oversight of various 3D-printing scenarios, in order to inform future policy development. products intended for medical purposes). By McKenzie E.

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FDA Law

JUNE 2, 2025

As HPM argued in both the groundbreaking citizen petition Jeffrey Gibbs filed thirty-two years ago and the papers we filed on behalf of our clients, Dr. Michael Laposata and the Association for Molecular Pathology in the recent LDT litigation, the Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act does not authorize FDA to regulate LDTs as medical devices.

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My Green Doctor

MAY 3, 2025

In This Issue : Why Renewable Energy Belongs in Every Clinic Medical Waste: One Model for Improvement OnTrack with your Sustainability Goals? Powering Health, Protecting the Planet – Why Renewable Energy Belongs in Every Clinic Healthcare professionals have always been trusted voices on public health.

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FDA Law

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert — For medical device start-up companies, understanding and successfully navigating applicable FDA regulations and requirements is an important part of the path to market. Part 814), and for conducting clinical trials (21 C.F.R. Part 821), medical device reporting (21 C.F.R.

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FDA Law

MAY 8, 2023

Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Philip Won & Gail H. In February 2020, FDA granted a de novo classification request (DEN190040) for software intended to assist medical professionals in the acquisition of cardiac ultrasound images and that included a PCCP for future software modifications. See 21 CFR 807.81(a)(3)

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FDA Law

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Focused and Bounded This guiding principle recommends that the PCCP describe a specific planned change that is consistent with the claimed intended use and intended purpose of the Machine Learning Medical Device (MLMD). Guiding Principle 10 focused on monitoring the performance of the models and managing re-training risks.

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FDA Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Bauer, Senior Regulatory Drug Expert — Our readers probably know that we value and advocate for patient engagement as an essential component in the development of medical products (see our firm’s commitment here ). Valentine & Larry J.

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FDA Law

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert & Sophia R. Gibbs — For more than three decades, FDA has claimed that the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic (FD&C Act) gives the agency legal authority to regulate laboratory developed tests (LDTs) as medical devices (see our prior post here ). Gaulkin & Jeffrey N.

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FDA Law

JUNE 14, 2021

It would require also that CMS hold a public meeting to solicit recommendations on updating existing Clinical Laboratories Improvement Amendment (CLIA) regulations related to clinical testing laboratories. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implements CLIA , largely based upon regulations issued in 1992.

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FDA Law

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Chemical characterization identifies and quantifies chemicals that may be released from the medical device, while a toxicological risk analysis (TRA) evaluates the risks to the patient associated with the chemicals identified. Chemical characterization can also be useful in evaluating a change to the materials or manufacturing of a device.

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FDA Law

AUGUST 4, 2022

Pfizer manufactures tafamidis, a breakthrough treatment for a rare, progressive heart condition known as transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy. Pfizer, Inc. Department of Health and Human Services et al. July 25, 2022. Whether the Beneficiary Inducement Statute (BIS) is relevant to interpreting the AKS (essentially, no). Background.

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FDA Law

JULY 23, 2024

Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert — For several years, FDA has requested that sponsors of drug or biologic led combination products identify essential performance requirements (EPRs) related to the device constituent in their applications. By Adrienne R. does not use this term. . does not use this term.

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FDA Law

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The District Court in this case, which came to the opposite conclusion and is now reversed, was a notable outlier in a string of cases in other circuits upholding FDA’s authority to regulate stem cell clinics on similar grounds as the Ninth Circuit did here. Stem Cell Clinic, LLC , 998 F.3d Regenerative Sciences, LLC , 741 F.3d

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FDA Law

AUGUST 30, 2021

By Philip Won — On June 17, 2021, FDA has released a discussion paper to discuss cybersecurity issues related to the servicing of medical devices. FDA is now expanding its cybersecurity effort in servicing of medical devices. What are the cybersecurity challenges and opportunities associated with the servicing of medical devices?

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FDA Law

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Richard A. The program began accepting proposals on September 7, 2022, from manufacturers that have existing technologies and can scale production, while meeting FDA quality requirements.

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FDA Law

MARCH 3, 2024

Effect on FDA approvals— In cases where a biological product or drug needs to change aspects of its manufacturing processes to avoid using a covered equipment or service, will it need to file supplements with FDA for the CMC update? See, e.g., 42 CFR § 430.0. See, e.g., 42 CFR § 430.0.

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FDA Law

JUNE 22, 2023

Most recently, Jeff Shuren, CDRH Director, gave a speech at the 2023 Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI) annual conference in which he identified facilitating “availability of and access to existing and novel home-use medical technologies” as a strategic priority for 2022-2023 to advance health equity. By McKenzie E. Cato & Jeffrey N.

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GeriPal

JUNE 20, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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FDA Law

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Javitt — On September 28, 2022, the FDA issued the long anticipated final Clinical Decision Support Software Guidance (CDS Guidance), which replaces the revised draft guidance document from 2019. Criterion 2 : Non-Device CDS software functions display, analyze or print medical information about a patient or other medical information.

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FDA Law

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

For more than 30 years, FDA has asserted that it has jurisdiction to regulate LDTs as medical devices and clinical laboratories as manufacturers. These LDTs are performed in clinical laboratories regulated under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA).

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FDA Law

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

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. Manufacturers should, therefore, welcome any additional source of examples of device changes to aid in evaluating their own.

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FDA Law

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Newberger — We can all acknowledge that the title of this post is not that funny-at least, not to anyone other than medical device regulatory nerds, such as the author of this post. Manufacturers can expect increased interaction with the review team and prioritized review of the marketing submission.”

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Georgetown Pediatrics & Family Medicine

MAY 11, 2022

They may have samples in stock, connections to other local organizations, or ideas of other places to call, such as your local WIC clinic. If you have any concerns about your baby’s nutrition, please talk with your pediatrician. What if baby formula is out of stock everywhere I look? Check social media groups. This should never be done.

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FDA Law

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The six-page statement explains that “Brand drug manufacturers may be harming generic competition through the improper listing of patents in the. Koblitz & Kurt R. Karst — Listing patent information in the Orange Book is a matter of judgment, but that judgment call is about to get a bit more scrutiny. Avdel amicus brief).

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FDA Law

AUGUST 23, 2022

Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Richard A. The 80% sensitivity requirement for antigen tests has yet to be explained either scientifically or clinically by the Agency. The primary barrier to bringing new antigen tests to market has been FDA’s minimum requirement of 80% sensitivity for authorization.

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FDA Law

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

By Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Allyson B. These regulations apply to radiation emitting products, including not just medical devices but all other radiation emitting products as well. Manufacturers, therefore, have ample time to familiarize themselves with the changes.

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FDA Law

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

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. Now FDA has issued a draft guidance , Content of Human Factors Information in Medical Device Marketing Submissions (Dec.

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FDA Law

JANUARY 5, 2023

In mid-November, FDA collaborated with the MITRE Corporation to publish an update to the Medical Device Cybersecurity Regional Incident Preparedness and Response Playbook. Combination products are sharing the digital moment with those classified solely as medical devices.

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FDA Law

DECEMBER 12, 2022

How could the manufacturers even follow this guidance without illegally departing from their previously approved labeling? It is focused on excimer lasers with premarket application (PMA) approval for LASIK in product code LZS. This proposal is not, however, simply advice for preparation of an application for a new device. Public Comments.

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FDA Law

DECEMBER 15, 2024

In this post we focus in on the draft guidance documents chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (CMC)-specific content. In general, a greater understanding and knowledge of the product and manufacturing process can reduce the number of PPQ lots that should be sufficient to qualify the performance of the manufacturing process.

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FDA Law

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Although on its face the restriction applies to LDTs, collection device manufacturers could, as a consequence, effectively be precluded from continuing to market their specimen collection devices to labs offering LDTs which enable home collection unless they first obtain authorization specifically for home collection. Javitt & Jeffrey N.

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FDA Law

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The American Conference Institutes popular FDA Boot Camp now in its 43rd iteration is scheduled to take place from March 19-20, 2025, at the NY Bar Association in New York, NY. The conference is billed as the premier event to provide folks with a roadmap to navigate the difficult terrain of FDA regulatory law. And it is exactly that!

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FDA Law

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Adrienne R. Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert — On September 6, 2023, FDA announced its latest efforts to modernize the 510(k) process, outlining FDA’s latest improvements to strengthen the 510(k) Program and announcing release of three draft guidance documents.

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FDA Law

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The crux of the proposed rule lies in the addition of ten words: “ including when the manufacturer of these products is a laboratory.” These words would be added to the definition of “ in vitro diagnostic [IVD] products” in 21 C.F.R. Change to the IVD definition First, the mechanics of the change.

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FDA Law

JANUARY 2, 2023

Comprehend the structure of FDA and the roles of the three major agency centers: CDER, CBER and CDHR, master the basics of the application and approval processes for drugs and biologics, gain a practical working knowledge of clinical trial process for pharmaceutical products and much more! Clinical trials for drugs and biologics.

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