Home use is often an afterthought in medical device development, and many devices need to be retrofitted for the home. The new Home as a Health Care Hub initiative from the Center for Devices and Radiological Health at the US Food and Drug Administration is helping to rethink that model.
CDRH announced the $1.2m initiative on 23 April. Michelle Tarver, deputy director for transformation at CDRH, told Medtech Insight...