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AI/ML-enabled Medical Devices Have Everyone’s Attention, Including FDA’s

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Three of these articles focus on medical applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) and explore FDA’s role in regulating such products. Just a day earlier, FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) released a list of the guidance documents the Center intends to publish in the upcoming 2024 fiscal year.

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FDA launches Digital Health Center of Excellence

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Housed within the agency’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health, the DHCoE is part of a wider strategy to encourage development of digital health products and therapeutics. Its remit will be to support and encourage developers, including newcomers to healthcare, to translate new technology into usable products.

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DiME digital measure is nocturnal scratch for atopic dermatitis

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Furthering DiME’s previous work on digital clinical measures, nocturnal scratch’s more widespread implementation aims to establish a firmer digital groundwork for future clinical research, technology development, and reimbursement decisions in the dermatological field, and thereby improve the lives of AD patients and caregivers.

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CDRH’s Plan to De-risk the Medical Device Valley of Death

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One cause of death in this “valley” is related to the need to understand and meet regulator expectations. The TAP Pilot will build on the CDRH’s experience engaging with developers during the COVID-19 pandemic through the pre-EUA pathway, as well as the Agency’s experience with the Breakthrough Devices and Early Feasibility Study Programs.

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Is the Listing of REMS Patents in the Orange Book Patently Anticompetitive?

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Koblitz — As was introduced in our recent blog post summarizing the 2022 MedTech conference ( here ), FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) recently announced the launch of a new pilot program, the Voluntary Total Product Life Cycle (TPLC) Advisory Program (TAP) Pilot ( see announcement attributed to CDRH director Jeff Shuren, M.D.,

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2024 Fall CDRH ELP Proposal Submission Period is Now Open Through September 5, 2023

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By Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert — The Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) offers learning opportunities for new and experienced CDRH staff through the Experiential Learning Program (ELP).

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FDA clears AI-powered prostate cancer detection software

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The software – called Paige Prostate – is the first artificial intelligence-based to be approved by the FDA for this purpose, according to the US regulator. The results found that Paige Prostate – developed by Paige (formerly known as Paige.AI ) – improved detection of cancer on individual slide images by 7.3%