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US FDA Medical Device Applications

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As per Section 201(h)(1) of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, a device is an instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, contrivance, implant, in vitro reagent, or other similar or related article, […] The post US FDA Medical Device Applications appeared first on ProRelix Research.

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Big Win for HP&M Client: Court of Appeals Tells FDA to Regulate Barium Sulfate As a Device

FDA Law Blog

FDA , the Court of Appeals ruled that FDA cannot regulate a medical product – in this case, the radiographic contrast agent barium sulfate – as a drug when the product meets the definition of a device. The decision has wide-ranging implications for FDA’s assertion of discretion in classifying and regulating medical products.

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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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Monkeypox Test Kit in Development by Becton Dickinson in Partnership with CerTest Biotec

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CerTest Biotec specializes in the development and manufacturing of in vitro diagnostic medical devices and has expertise in the detection of human diseases. In a joint press release , the companies said the aim of the partnership is to design a diagnostic test that can help advance understanding of the global spread of the disease.

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It’s All So Simple Now: The First Traditional Marketing Authorization for a Non-PCR Based Test to Detect SARS-CoV-2

FDA Law Blog

Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert — On March 8th FDA granted Quidel’s Sofia 2 SARS Antigen+ FIA and Sofia 2 SARS Antigen+ FIA Control Swab Set. The new regulation is listed as 21 CFR 866.3982: “Simple point-of-care device to directly detect SARS-CoV-2 viral targets from clinical specimens in near-patient settings.”

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WHO Information Notice for IVD Users

The Pharma Data

Description of the problem : WHO has received user feedback on an elevated risk for false SARS-CoV-2 results when testing specimens using RT-PCR reagents on open systems. . In the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, in vitro diagnostics (IVDs) were rapidly developed, validated and verified, and then rolled out.

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It’s My Party and I’ll Cry if I Want to: A Bittersweet Happy 30th Birthday to LDTs

FDA Law Blog

Thirty years ago today, FDA announced that it had the authority to regulate you. Food and Drug Administration, Compliance Policy Guide, Commercialization of Unapproved In Vitro Diagnostic Devices Labeled for Research and Investigation (Aug. By Jeffrey N. Gibbs & Allyson B. Mullen — Happy Birthday Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs).