The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued guidance dedicated to the digital health devices used to treat psychiatric disorders in the context of the outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the virus “SARS-CoV-2” or the “novel coronavirus” and...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the authority responsible for medical devices regulation, issued guidance dedicated to 510(k) premarket notification submissions for Electrosurgical devices for general surgery. The scope of the document covers devices based...
The FDA, the regulating authority in the sphere of medical device circulation of the United States, issued guidance providing additional information on new pilot conformity assessment procedures. ASCA: key points The Accreditation Scheme for Conformity Assessment...
The FDA finalized guidance regarding the use of placebos and blinding during randomized cancer trials. The guidance finalizes a draft made in 2018 and clarifies scenarios where placebo designs and blindings should be justified. WHAT IS A PLACEBO? A placebo is an inert...
The FDA will shift from QSR to ISO 13485 so that their system regulations can harmonize with international practices to reduce confusion and and lessen the burden for medical device manufacturers. What is QSR Quality System Regulation (QSR), also known...