Medical Devices

Explanations, regulations, court decisions, proposals, final rules, guidance, and other news regarding the classification, general controls, special controls, premarket approval, and recall of medical devices. Specific coverage areas include enforcement issues, adulteration, labeling, premarket notification, good manufacturing practices, preformance standards, preemption, and investigational use exemptions. Select from the list of Medical Devices products below:

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Cardiovascular risk in antidiabetic therapies; guidance

The FDA released a guidance making recommendations about how to demonstrate that a new antidiabetic therapy to treat type 2 diabetes is not associated with an unacceptable increase in cardiovascular risk.

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Orphan product development grants available

The FDA's Office of Orphan Product Development (OPD) will give grants totaling over $14 million in fiscal year (FY) 2010 for orphan product studies. The office anticipates similar funding for FY 2011.

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