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Report: Medical Device Approval Still Lags, but FDA is Trying
After years of decline, the speed of FDA device approvals has finally begun to hit the gas pedal a bit, says an interesting new report from the California Healthcare Institute (CHI) an [...]
FDA Applauds GUDID Progress, Eyes Class II Compliance Efforts
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported that there have been over 240 user accounts set up in the agency’s Global Unique Identifier Database (“GUDID”) since the rule’s effectiv [...]
FDA Works to Soothe Industry at Medical Device Cybersecurity Webinar
The FDA will focus more on a device maker's overall approach to ensuring cybersecurity rather than burrowing down and kicking the tires on each individual risk mitigation program, FDAs [...]
FDA Warning Letter Analysis: CAPA, CAPA, and More CAPA!
After a flurry of activity, it's been relatively quiet of late on the FDA warning letter front. But three device makers did get some bad news in recent weeks. FDA's Philadelphia office [...]
Medical Device Cybersecurity Risks Are The Wrong Kind of Halloween Fright
Well, Halloween is approaching boys and girls. And while it's fun to don a Dracula (or Miley Cyrus) costume and get some yucks faux scaring folks, the FDA is acting as a responsible pa [...]
FDA Proposals Take a Fresh Look at Some Stale Food Issues
That landmark Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) just keeps getting more and more important. Earlier this month, the FDA unveiled four proposed amendments that will likely make a tou [...]
