The Medical Futurist

JUNE 21, 2025

The California-based firm, Second Sight , the German company, Retina Implant AG, and the French venture, Pixium Vision were the forerunners of the field, developing implantable visual prosthetics to restore vision to patients who are blind as a result of the rare condition of retinitis pigmentosa.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

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 Law Blog

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. Consider this scenario: A manufacturer files a 510(k) for a Class II device, a surgical mask.

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FDA Law Blog

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In this post we focus in on the draft guidance documents chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (CMC)-specific content.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 Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Performance data should be customized to the indications for use, including the specific intended patient population (adult vs. pediatric), disease state, conditions of use, and the target anatomical location. In cases where devices are expected to be frequently replaced, testing should be guided by the aggregate patient exposure.

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GeriPal

MAY 5, 2022

My great-grandmother in particular had a very profound hearing loss and I don’t know, as a kid, I was obsessed with taking them apart and wanted to do more of the engineering side. And honestly in undergrad I was like, “Engineering is really hard. Hearing aids, you had six big manufacturers of hearing aids.

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