US FDA's device center has issued its annual "A" and "B" list of guidance documents that it expects to release in FY 2017. The agency acknowledges guidance development will be needed to implement the next round of user fees (MDUFA IV), but also specifies a range of other specific guidelines it plans to prioritize not tied to user-fee commitments or statutory requirements addressing cybersecurity, medical device accessories and next-generation sequencing, among other issues.
FDA device center's annual guidance-document agenda includes 12 final and four draft guidelines on its top-priority "A list" for FY 2017.
The agency published the guidance priority list on Dec. 22. Among the draft guidances on the A-list are two that relate to the Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendments (CLIA), one of...
The FDA has stopped accepting data from two Chinese labs due to accuracy issues. Mid-Link and SDWH have been flagged for potentially falsified results and other misconduct. This decision, which follows months of discussions and warnings, emphasizes the FDA's commitment to ensuring data integrity in medical device submissions.
TRiCares presented data from the first-in-human study for its tricuspid valve replacement system – Topaz – at EuroPCR 2025 on 22 May.
Guardant Health introduces a new germline panel test to help guide cancer treatment, assess the risk of secondary cancers in patients and identify family members at risk of cancer.
Fujirebio Diagnostics' Alzheimer's disease test, Lumipulse G pTau217/ß-Amyloid 1-42 Plasma Ratio, has been cleared by the US FDA.
