FDA Dx Office Plans Pilot 510(k) ‘Triage’ Program For Early 2012
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA’s diagnostics office will begin a pilot program in early 2012 to triage its review of 510(k) submissions based on product risk and application quality.
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