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Latest News | 11 January 2013

US Regulators Propose Down-Classifying Common Dental Implant Device

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to reclassify yet another medical device, this time blade-form endosseous dental implants, as class II moderate-risk medical devices capable of Read More...


Latest News Regulatory Update | 21 December 2012

China Announces 17 New Device Classifications

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China’s State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) issued a notice to the provinces and autonomous regions on 10 December 2012 announcing the classification of 17 medical devices based on expert advice Read More...


Regulatory Update | 15 October 2012

China Classifies, Reclassifies Dozens of Medical Devices After Review

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Following a review conducted by its experts, China’s State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) notified provincial and municipal agencies on 12 September 2012 of the classification of 73 medical Read More...


Regulatory Update | 1 June 2012

Canada: Health Canada To Develop Guidance Clarifying Drug/Device Classification

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Health Canada is announcing a notice pertaining to the categorization of Therapeutic Products. The notice indicates a product’s mode of action will not necessarily determine whether a product is a Read More...


Latest News | 30 April 2012

EMA Releases Paper on Advanced Therapies to Assist Sponsors

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has released a new reflection paper on the classification of advanced-therapy medical products (ATMPs)—therapies made from genes and cells—which aims to clarify the Read More...


Latest News | 5 April 2012

New Medical Device Guidance on Information Requests Released by FDA

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released two new guidance documents covering Section 513(g) requests for information issued under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). Section Read More...


Latest News | 16 March 2012

FDA Proposes Lowering Risk Classification for Devices Used to Detect Tuberculosis

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is calling for the reclassification of devices used to detect cases of tuberculosis (TB), lowering the current risk classification in a move that it hopes Read More...


Latest News | 21 February 2012

CDRH Releases Project Statuses for 26 Device Classes

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The US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) has released an updated schedule describing the classification timelines of 26 device classes.The 17 Read More...


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