FDA Details When Human Factors Testing Is A Must
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA identified the device types that almost always need human factors, or usability, data included in premarket submissions in a draft guidance posted in conjunction with final guidelines with broader human factors testing recommendations.
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