FDA Releases Draft Guidelines On 513(g) Device Classification Requests
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA released two draft guidances April 29 to help firms better understand the agency's 513(g) device classification request program - and when the costly voluntary filings are unnecessary
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