A Device or A Counterfeit Device, That Is The Question
• By Ferdous Al-Faruque
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The US FDA has drafted a guidance clarifying its definition of device and counterfeit device to conform with the 2020 Safeguarding Therapeutics Act.
An FDA inspector at the International Mail Facility in New York on 5 March, 2018, inspecting imports for counterfeit products • Source: Alamy
The US Food and Drug Administration is clarifying the definition of medical devices in a draft guidance based on recent legislative updates. The agency is making the move to exert its Congressional authority to destroy counterfeit devices.
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This week, Establishment Labs Holdings announced the FDA gave it premarket approval for Motiva breast implant, Cologuard lands FDA approval for Cologuard Plus and GE HealthCare gets FDA nod for a new imaging agent. The FDA announces another expansion for TAP into ophthalmology and radiology. The AAMI and CTA will join forces to develop standards for AI and ML-enabled health care products.
Children with biliary atresia (BA) exhibited neurodevelopmental deficits and increased autism traits, with earlier surgery linked to better general neurodevelopment.