Industry, FDA Coming Together On Risk Management For Marketed Devices
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Representatives from the device industry and FDA are trying to establish common ground for how to assess and manage risk of potential safety or compliance issues that crop up for marketed devices.
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