US FDA tells device companies how to use consensus standards; proposes policy changes

The US Food and Drug Administration is updating for the first time in nearly seven years its guidance on how medical device manufacturers can use national and international voluntary consensus standards in their applications for market approval1,2.

The US Food and Drug Administration is updating for the first time in nearly seven years its guidance on how medical device manufacturers can use national and international voluntary consensus standards in their applications for market approval1,2.

The FDA has issued a draft guidance document to help device manufacturers and agency reviewers understand how they can use...

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