CDRH Offers Primer On Its Guidance Priority-Setting Process
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The device center’s priorities for guidance development shift throughout the year based on evolving urgencies and mandates, and are not fully reflected on the public website. CDRH described its process at a meeting this month, and heard guidance wish lists for industry and other stakeholders.
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