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HP&M is Pleased to Welcome Lisa Baumhardt (Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert) and Sophia Gaulkin (Associate) to the Firm

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Baumhardt , MS, MJ, MT(ASCP), RAC, FRAPS, has joined the firm as a Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert, and that Sophia Gaulkin has joined the firm as an Associate. Baumhardt provides counsel to medical device, in vitro diagnostic, and combination product manufacturers on a wide range of pre- and post-marketing regulatory topics.

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Considerations for Mobile Health Technology Developers: Part 1

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The FDA’s General Approach to Regulating mHealth Products. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation as a medical device. Determining whether a product is a medical device subject to FDA regulation necessarily begins with understanding the FDA regulatory definition of ‘medical device’. not a medical device, ii.

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HP&M Files Comments Opposing FDA’s Proposed LDT Rule

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filed comments on behalf of the Coalition to Preserve LDT Access and Innovation in response to FDA’s proposed rule to regulate laboratory developed tests (LDTs) as devices. Weighing in at nearly 60 pages, the comments detail extensive flaws in the proposed regulation. Javitt — On Monday, Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C.

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New IFPMA and EFPIA guidance on use of social media by the pharmaceutical industry

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To help ensure compliance, it is advisable for companies to establish procedures to assess and verify IT security of social media and digital channels, and to review and monitor company activities, content, and materials. Why is guidance needed? What is the scope of the Guidance?

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A Question 30 Years in the Making: Would a Final LDT Rule Withstand Judicial Scrutiny?

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Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert & Sophia R. Gibbs — For more than three decades, FDA has claimed that the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic (FD&C Act) gives the agency legal authority to regulate laboratory developed tests (LDTs) as medical devices (see our prior post here ). Gaulkin & Jeffrey N.

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FDA Phones a Friend: Joint Statement with CMS Eschews CLIA Modernization and Supports FDA Oversight of LDTs

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Mullen — On January 18, 2024, the director of FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health and the chief medical officer and acting director of CMS’ Center for Clinical Standards and Quality issued a joint press release supporting FDA’s recent proposed rule regulating Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs).

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Proposed LDT Rule Raises Many Questions but Provides Few Answers

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The crux of the proposed rule lies in the addition of ten words: “ including when the manufacturer of these products is a laboratory.” These words would be added to the definition of “ in vitro diagnostic [IVD] products” in 21 C.F.R. There is much to unpack, and we intend to do so in a series of blog posts.