The US Food and Drug Administration’s device center has published its A and B lists of guidance documents it plans to prioritize in fiscal year 2023. Posted annually, the lists are broken down into two tiers, with the A-list containing the guidances the agency intends to give top priority to in FY2023 and the B-list reserved for those the agency will get to if resources and time allow.
Guidance On Regulating AI As A Medical Device Not Top 2023 Priority For FDA
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The US FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health has posted the guidance documents it plans to focus on in fiscal year 2023, and guidance on regulating AI as a medical device is not first up.

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