Firms With Rocky MDR Compliance Histories Shut Out Of FDA Adverse Event Program
Executive Summary
The US agency has updated its Medical Device Reporting website with information on which products qualify for its Voluntary Malfunction Summary Reporting program for adverse events, and which don’t.
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