CDRH Guidance Priorities Include Lab-Developed Tests, Adverse Event Reporting, Third-Party 510(k) Review
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA's device center issued its annual “A List” and “B List” guidance priorities for fiscal year 2016, spotlighting efforts to address Unique Device Identification direct marking, Medical Device Reporting rules, laboratory-developed tests, 510(k) third-party review, companion diagnostics, and more.
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