Device Center Issues Staff Guidance Addressing 510(k) Intended Use
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
A new guidance on determining intended use for 510(k)s is one of the first post-MDUFMA guidance documents issued by the Center for Devices & Radiological Health
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