Established Heart Survey Clinches First MDDT Qualification
Executive Summary
Following US FDA's final guidance on Medical Device Development Tools last year, the agency announced the first such tool has been qualified and that stakeholders should expect a slew of MDDTs to be approved in the next few months, including ones that apply to wearable medical monitoring devices.
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