CDRH’s five-company pilot study on electronic transmission of standard device labeling information spotlighted some serious challenges with the practice, according to a policy advisor at the center.
FDA’s device center says a pilot study it conducted with device manufacturers electronically transmitting standard labeling information did not work out as expected.
“It didn’t fail, but it didn’t work because there are so many aspects of device labeling,” said Mary Weick-Brady, a...
"The AI Airlock program creates a supervised testing ground where novel technologies and challenge areas can be safely investigated," said James Pound, MHRA interim executive director of innovation and compliance.
16 June marked the first major new regulatory instrument in the UK’s post-Brexit transition to a standalone device regulatory system for Great Britain.
With new regulations limiting the use of plastics popping up worldwide, the medtech industry sees arguments on both sides. Some argue hasty bans of PFAS ("forever chemicals") would harm patients, while others say phthalates should be phased out to protect the public.
Ahead of the 11 June UK spending review and its anticipated funding uplift for healthcare and life sciences, the MHRA announced an expansion of its digital expertise by creating a dedicated hub in Leeds, a renowned center of medtech excellence.
EU countermeasures against US tariffs suggest medtech categories exported to the EU could be targeted for tariffs. MedTech Europe and the German IVDs industry have stressed the negative effects this would have on patient care.
Innovative Healthcare is asking for a permanent injunction against Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Biosense Webster after winning a $442 million antitrust verdict. The injunction aims to prevent continued anticompetitive practices in the electrophysiology catheter market.
16 June marked the first major new regulatory instrument in the UK’s post-Brexit transition to a standalone device regulatory system for Great Britain.
