FDA Issues Final Guidance On Electromagnetic Compatibility Of Medical Devices
Document finalizes updated 2020 draft
Executive Summary
The US FDA issued its final guidance on electromagnetic compatibility for medical devices providing detailed recommendations to manufacturers submitting premarket applications. The final guidance supersedes the agency’s 2016 guidance, which was updated in 2020.
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