Safety Of Five Devices To Be Reviewed At FDA Pediatric Panel Meeting

A Pediatric Advisory Committee meeting is planned for Sept. 14 to assess safety data for five devices used in children, and almost a dozen other drugs and biologics.

Five medical devices will be on the agenda Sept. 14 when US FDA's Pediatric Advisory Committee will gather for its latest meeting.

The committee is tasked with performing statutorily mandated pediatric-focused safety reviews for devices, drugs and biologics. The devices that will be reviewed next month are: Elana bv's Elana Surgical Kit;...

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