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9 Technologies That Will Shape The Future Of Dentistry

The Medical Futurist

Just like in the case of other medical specialties , disruptive innovations will have a huge impact on how dentistry will be practiced and how patients will take care of themselves in the future. Can you imagine that you might get your 3D-printed prosthesis in an hour instead of 4-5 sessions at the dentist?

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The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

Researchers say that the implant cannot provide any highly detailed vision – but it can help patients detect distinct patterns such as door frames and shapes. However, things are moving fast, and success doesn’t come easy for the pioneers of any medical field. Are 3D printed and digital contact lenses the future?

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The Healthcare Vision of ChatGPT-4o and Multimodal LLMs

The Medical Futurist

Although this revolution has been brewing for years, the past few months marked a major change , as algorithms finally moved out of the specialized labs and into our daily lives. Current medical AIs only process one type of data, for example, text or X-ray images. However, medicine, by nature, is multimodal as are humans.

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New Draft Guidance Provides Detailed (and Burdensome) Recommendations for Chemical Assessments to Support Medical Device Biocompatibility

FDA Law Blog

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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It’s the Law Now –Cybersecurity Information in Premarket Submissions

FDA Law Blog

Shapiro — Does your firm manufacture a “cyber device”? Congress has given FDA the authority to require device manufacturers to provide cybersecurity information in their premarket submissions for a “cyber device.” Software as a Medical Device, or SaMD) or the software is embedded in a traditional hardware device (i.e.,

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Indeterminate Change: FDA Releases Draft Guidance on Predetermined Change Control Plans for Medical Devices

FDA Law Blog

Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert & Lisa M. Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Gail H. If a sponsor is able to provide a detailed description of multiple changes with appropriate performance evaluation methods for each, we hope the Agency will be willing to consider them under a single PCCP.

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Change is Inevitable – Plan Ahead: An Assessment of FDA’s Draft Guidance on Predetermined Change Control Plans for Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning-Enabled Device Software Functions

FDA Law Blog

Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Philip Won & Gail H. Manufacturers should be able to verify and validate the proposed modifications within their existing quality system.