Device Makers To FDA: Recall The Recalls Draft Guidance
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The draft guidance is an attempt by FDA to reassure companies that they can make an enhancement to a marketed device without worrying that the action will be perceived as a recall. But the effort appears to have increased, rather than alleviated, industry anxieties.
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