FDA’s final guidance on the design and clinical study of artificial pancreas systems broadens the study endpoints permissible for the devices, which aim to “close the loop” in the treatment of type 1 diabetes.
FDA incorporated feedback from the diabetes community in a final guidance document on artificial pancreas systems to allow for more flexibility in the design of clinical trials of the devices.
The Nov. 9 document finalized what had been two distinct draft guidance documents – a December 2011 proposal on clinical...
A revised annex to the original decision also outlines expert remuneration limits and introduces further changes.
An upcoming US FDA advisory panel meeting will discuss adding a new indication to allow dermal fillers to be used in the upper chest, or décolletage. Plastic surgeons expect this could drive interest in the procedure, which is already performed off-label.
The US FDA needs to know who wants a seat at the MDUFA negotiations table before discussions can begin. The agency is asking stakeholders to let it know if they plan to participate in the periodic consultation meetings before July 28.
Finland has initiated a project to improve the effectiveness of the monitoring of software intended for medical use and to ensure that software placed on its market meets the requirements set for it.
The US FDA needs to know who wants a seat at the MDUFA negotiations table before discussions can begin. The agency is asking stakeholders to let it know if they plan to participate in the periodic consultation meetings before July 28.
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Finland has initiated a project to improve the effectiveness of the monitoring of software intended for medical use and to ensure that software placed on its market meets the requirements set for it.
