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The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

Compared to that, our hearing only processes 11 percent of information, while smell 3.5 In 2015, surgeons in Manchester, UK have performed the first bionic eye implant for an AMD patient using Second Sight’s innovation. percent, touch 1.5 percent and taste 1 percent. Don’t you think that’s possible? Renowned scholars, L.D.

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Is my Software a Medical Device? Use the Digital Health Policy Navigator

FDA Law

If you are a manufacturer of implants that go into the human body for the treatment of disease, it’s an easy yes that you are a manufacturer of a medical device. It identifies key questions to consider that originate from a variety of FDA guidance documents and aggregates the information into a one-stop shop.

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eMDR System Enhancements

FDA Law

By Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert — On March 17, 2023, enhancements to FDA’s electronic Medical Device Reporting (eMDR) system will go live. Manufacturers who submit reports via the FDA Electronic Submissions Gateway are being advised to update their systems by this time.

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Trading Partners May Exhale: FDA Releases Guidance Exercising a Year-Long Period of Enforcement Discretion Related to DSCSA Enforcement of Certain Provisions

FDA Law

The Guidance specifically states that it is issuing the Guidance – applicable to trading partners including manufacturers, distributors, dispensers, and repackagers – to address industry “readiness” to comply with the DSCSA’s provisions. Drug manufacturers have had electronic systems in place since 2017.

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FDA Hosts Webinar for Stage 1 Requirements under LDT Final Rule

FDA Law

MDR FDA discussed a few preliminary steps that it says laboratories should take prepare for submitting MDRs as medical device manufacturers. SCG : Modified version of another manufacturer’s FDA-authorized test within scope described in preamble to LDT Final Rule. SCH : LDT, approved by NYS CLEP. It should be noted that 21 CFR 803.18(b)(1)(ii)

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New Draft Guidance Provides Detailed (and Burdensome) Recommendations for Chemical Assessments to Support Medical Device Biocompatibility

FDA Law

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 Issues “Cliffs Notes”-style Guidance on Cell and Gene Therapy; What Questions Did They Answer? (Part 1)

FDA Law

The draft guidance includes FAQs covering topics from across disciplines: regulatory review; chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (CMC); nonclinical and pharmacology/toxicology (PT); clinical; and clinical pharmacology. Section #1: FDA Interactions Given the wide range of sponsors (i.e.,

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