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December 2021

December 28, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: December 28, 2021
December 23, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: December 23, 2021
December 23, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Additional Oral Antiviral for Treatment of COVID-19 in Certain Adults
December 23, 2021 - FDA Authorizes Marketing of Tobacco Products that Help Reduce Exposure to and Consumption of Nicotine for Smokers Who Use Them
December 22, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Announces Outbreak Investigation of Listeria monocytogenes Found in Dole Packaged Salad
December 22, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes First Oral Antiviral for Treatment of COVID-19
December 21, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: December 21, 2021
December 21, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Announces Outbreak Investigation of Listeria monocytogenes Found in Fresh Express Packaged Salad
December 21, 2021 - FDA Conditionally Approves First Oral Tablet to Treat Chemotherapy-Induced Diarrhea in Dogs
December 21, 2021 - FDA Grants Marketing Authorization for Inferior Vena Cava Filter Removal Device
December 20, 2021 - FDA Approves First Injectable Treatment for HIV Pre-Exposure Prevention
December 17, 2021 - FDA Approves New Treatment for Myasthenia Gravis
December 17, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: December 17, 2021
December 15, 2021 - FDA Approves First Drug to Prevent Graft Versus Host Disease
December 14, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: December 14, 2021
December 10, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: December 10, 2021
December 10, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Publishes Discussion Paper and Seeks Public Input on 3D Printing of Medical Devices at the Point of Care
December 9, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Expands Eligibility for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Booster Dose to 16- and 17-Year-Olds
December 9, 2021 - FDA Issues Improvement Plan Focused on Modernizing Foodborne Illness Outbreak Responses
December 8, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes New Long-Acting Monoclonal Antibodies for Pre-exposure Prevention of COVID-19 in Certain Individuals
December 7, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: December 7, 2021
December 7, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Takes New Steps Aimed at Advancing Development of Individualized Medicines to Treat Genetic Diseases
December 3, 2021 - FDA Expands Authorization of Two Monoclonal Antibodies for Treatment and Post-Exposure Prevention of COVID-19 to Younger Pediatric Patients, Including Newborns
December 2, 2021 - FDA Proposes Changes to Food Safety Modernization Act Rule to Enhance Safety of Agricultural Water Used on Produce

 

November 2021

November 30, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: November 30, 2021
November 30, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Actively Working to Investigate, Address Potential Impacts of Omicron Variant; Urges Vaccination and Boosters
November 29, 2021 - FDA Approves New Imaging Drug to Help Identify Ovarian Cancer Lesions
November 23, 2021 - FDA Approves First Treatment for Common Type of Post-Transplant Infection that is Resistant to Other Drugs
November 23, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: November 23, 2021
November 19, 2021 - FDA Approves First Drug to Improve Growth in Children with Most Common Form of Dwarfism
November 19, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Expands Eligibility for COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters
November 19, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Issues Final Orders Reclassifying Certain Hepatitis C Diagnostic Tests from Class III to Class II
November 16, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: November 16, 2021
November 16, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Announces Investigation of E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak Linked to Spinach
November 16, 2021 - FDA Authorizes Marketing of Virtual Reality System for Chronic Pain Reduction
November 15, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Updates Test Policies to Help to Ensure Accuracy and Reliability of Tests and Increase Access to At-Home Tests
November 12, 2021 - FDA Approves Treatment for Rare Blood Disease
November 12, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: November 12, 2021
November 12, 2021 - FDA Provides Update on Recall of Certain Philips Respironics Breathing Assistance Machines
November 5, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: November 5, 2021
November 3, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Provides New Draft Guidance on Premarket Submissions for Device Software Functions
November 2, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: November 2, 2021

 

 

October 2021

October 29, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: October 29, 2021
October 29, 2021 - FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use in Children 5 through 11 Years of Age
October 27, 2021 - FDA, NIH, and 15 private organizations join forces to increase effective gene therapies for rare diseases
October 27, 2021 - FDA Strengthens Safety Requirements and Updates Study Results for Breast Implants
October 27, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Collaborates with Health Canada and UK’s MHRA to Foster Good Machine Learning Practice
October 26, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: October 26, 2021
October 25, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Makes Progress on Efforts to Understand Presence of Asbestos in Cosmetic Products
October 22, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: October 22, 2021
October 20, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Announces Investigation of Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Whole, Fresh Onions
October 20, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Takes Additional Actions on the Use of a Booster Dose for COVID-19 Vaccines
October 20, 2021 - Federal Judge Enters Consent Decree with Utah-based Dietary Supplement Manufacturer
October 19, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: October 19, 2021
October 19, 2021 - FDA Issues Landmark Proposal to Improve Access to Hearing Aid Technology for Millions of Americans
October 19, 2021 - FDA Permits Marketing of New Oral Tobacco Products through Premarket Tobacco Product Application Pathway
October 18, 2021 - FDA Approves Cyltezo, the First Interchangeable Biosimilar to Humira
October 15, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: 10/15/21
October 14, 2021 - FDA to Hold Advisory Committee Meeting to Discuss Merck and Ridgeback’s EUA Application for COVID-19 Oral Treatment
October 14, 2021 - FDA Awards 11 Grants to Clinical Trials to Develop New Medical Products for Rare Disease Treatments
October 13, 2021 - To Improve Nutrition and Reduce the Burden of Disease, FDA Issues Food Industry Guidance for Voluntarily Reducing Sodium in Processed and Packaged Foods
October 12, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: October 12, 2021
October 12, 2021 - FDA Permits Marketing of E-Cigarette Products, Marking First Authorization of Its Kind by the Agency
October 8, 2021 - FDA Approves Innovative Treatment for Pediatric Patients with Congenital Athymia
October 8, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: October 8, 2021
October 8, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Warns Public and Health Care Professionals Not to Use Needle-free Devices for Injection of Dermal Fillers
October 7, 2021 - FDA Issues Final Order and Guidance on Surgical Staplers and Staples for Internal Use
October 7, 2021 - FDA Announces Signing of Domestic Mutual Reliance Agreements with California, Florida, Utah and Wisconsin
October 7, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Warns Firms for Continuing to Market E-cigarette Products After Agency Denied Authorizations
October 6, 2021 - FDA Revises Hospital and Health System Compounding Guidance to Help Preserve Patient Access to Compounded Drugs
October 5, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: October 5, 2021
October 4, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Additional OTC Home Test to Increase Access to Rapid Testing for Consumers
October 4, 2021 - FDA Finalizes Two Foundational Rules for Companies Seeking to Market New Tobacco Products
October 1, 2021 - Federal officials seize spices and food additive products held under insanitary conditions from a Florida warehouse
October 1, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: October 1, 2021
October 1, 2021 - FDA to Hold Advisory Committee Meetings to Discuss Emergency Use Authorization for Booster Doses and COVID-19 Vaccines for Younger Children

 

September 2021

September 30, 2021 - Youth E-cigarette Use Remains Serious Public Health Concern Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
September 30, 2021 - FDA Clears First Major Imaging Device Advancement for Computed Tomography in Nearly a Decade
September 29, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Warns Consumers of Risk of Exposure to Unsafe Levels of Radiation with Safe-T-Lite UV WAND
September 24, 2021 - FDA Takes Steps Aimed at Improving Quality, Safety and Efficacy of Sunscreens
September 22, 2021 - FDA Authorizes Booster Dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Certain Populations
September 22, 2021 - FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Donor Eligibility and Manufacturing of Cellular Therapies for Animals
September 22, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Publishes Material Safety Data to Promote Safer, More Effective Medical Devices
September 21, 2021 - FDA Authorizes Software that Can Help Identify Prostate Cancer
September 20, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Posts an Initial Batch of Four Deemed Final Administrative Orders for Over-the-Counter Drugs

September 17, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: September 17, 2021

September 17, 2021 - Federal Court Enters Consent Decree Against Florida Compounder, Prohibiting Manufacture and Distribution of Drugs Due to Insanitary Conditions
September 17, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Hosts Third Summit Focused on Reducing the Availability of Opioids Online
September 15, 2021 - FDA Advances Data, IT Modernization Efforts with New Office of Digital Transformation
September 13, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Announces Winners of Food Traceability Challenge
September 10, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: September 10, 2021
September 10, 2021 - FDA Will Follow The Science On COVID-19 Vaccines For Young Children
September 9, 2021 - FDA Makes Significant Progress in Science-Based Public Health Application Review, Taking Action on Over 90% of More Than 6.5 Million ‘Deemed’ New Tobacco Products Submitted
September 9, 2021 - FDA, FTC Warn 10 Companies Illegally Selling Dietary Supplements Claiming to Treat Diabetes
September 9, 2021 - FDA In Brief: As Consumers Order More Meals and Groceries Online, FDA Plans Public Meeting to Address Food Safety Risks
September 8, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Announces Public Workshop to Reconsider Mandatory Prescriber Education for Opioids
September 7, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: September 7, 2021
September 2, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Reaches Milestone in Competitive Generic Therapy Drug Approvals
September 1, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA to Hold Advisory Committee Meeting to Discuss Pfizer-BioNTech’s Application for COVID-19 Booster

 

August 2021

August 31, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: August 31, 2021
August 27, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: August 27, 2021
August 27, 2021 - FDA Approves First-of-Its-Kind Stroke Rehabilitation System
August 26, 2021 - FDA Denies Marketing Applications for About 55,000 Flavored E-Cigarette Products for Failing to Provide Evidence They Appropriately Protect Public Health
August 26, 2021 - FDA Releases PFAS Testing Results from First Survey of Nationally Distributed Processed Foods
August 24, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: August 24, 2021
August 23, 2021 - FDA and Mexican Counterparts Report Progress and Next Steps for Food Safety Partnership
August 23, 2021 - FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine
August 20, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: August 20, 2021
August 18, 2021 - Joint Statement from HHS Public Health and Medical Experts on COVID-19 Booster Shots
August 17, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Issues a Corporate-Wide Warning Letter to Company Associated with Contaminated Pet Food, Hundreds of Adverse Events
August 13, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: August 13, 2021
August 12, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Additional Vaccine Dose for Certain Immunocompromised Individuals
August 12, 2021 - FDA Grants First of its Kind Indication for Chronic Sleep Disorder Treatment
August 6, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: August 6, 2021
August 6, 2021 - FDA Approves New Treatment for Pompe Disease
August 5, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Reminds Industry of Specific Regulations for the Use of Fluorinated Polyethylene in Food Contact Containers
August 4, 2021 - FDA Participates in New ‘Collaborative Communities’ to Address Emerging Challenges in Medical Devices
August 3, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: August 3, 2021

 

July 2021

July 30, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: July 30, 2021
July 28, 2021 - FDA Approves First Interchangeable Biosimilar Insulin Product for Treatment of Diabetes
July 28, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Warns Firm with Over 15 Million Products Listed with FDA to Remove Unauthorized E-Cigarette Products from Market
July 23, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: July 23, 2021
July 20, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: July 20, 2021
July 16, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: July 16, 2021
July 15, 2021 - FDA Grants First Full Approval for Treatment of Lymphoma in Dogs
July 13, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: July 13, 2021
July 9, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: July 9, 2021
July 9, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Issues Systems Recognition Draft Guidance
July 8, 2021 - Joint CDC and FDA Statement on Vaccine Boosters
July 6, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: July 6, 2021
July 2, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: July 2, 2021
July 1, 2021 - FDA Releases Cyclospora Prevention, Response and Research Action Plan

 

June 2021

June 30, 2021 - FDA Approves Component of Treatment Regimen for Most Common Childhood Cancer
June 30, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Revokes Emergency Use Authorizations for Certain Respirators and Decontamination Systems as Access to N95s Increases Nationwide
June 30, 2021 - FDA Provides Update on Ongoing Efforts to Better Understand the Occurrence of PFAS in the Food Supply
June 29, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: June 29, 2021
June 25, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: June 25, 2021
June 24, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Drug for Treatment of COVID-19
June 24, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Encourages Inclusion of Patients with Incurable Cancers in Oncology Clinical Trials Regardless of Prior Therapies
June 22, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: June 22, 2021
June 21, 2021 - FDA Approves First Oral Blood Thinning Medication for Children
June 17, 2021 - FDA Approves a Nasal Antihistamine for Nonprescription Use
June 17, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Announces Qualification of a Medical Device Development Tool to Help Assess Patient- Reported Outcomes with LASIK Surgery
June 17, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Remanufacturing and Discussion Paper Seeking Feedback on Cybersecurity Servicing of Medical Devices
June 15, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: June 15, 2021
June 15, 2021 - FDA Approves StrataGraft for the Treatment of Adults with Thermal Burns
June 11, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: June 11, 2021
June 11, 2021 - FDA Takes Steps to Increase Availability of COVID-19 Vaccine
June 9, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Provides Guidance on Measuring Patient-Reported Outcomes in Cancer Clinical Trials
June 8, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: June 8, 2021
June 7, 2021 - FDA Grants Accelerated Approval for Alzheimer’s Drug
June 4, 2021 - FDA Approves First Treatment for Patients with Plasminogen Deficiency, a Rare Genetic Disorder
June 4, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: June 4, 2021
June 4, 2021 - FDA Approves New Drug Treatment for Chronic Weight Management, First Since 2014
June 3, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA provides new guidance to further enhance the security of prescription drugs in the U.S. supply chain
June 3, 2021 - FDA Alerts Health Care Providers to Stop New Implants of Certain Ventricular Assist Device System
June 2, 2021 - FDA Authorizes Marketing of Diagnostic Aid for Autism Spectrum Disorder
June 1, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: June 1, 2021
June 1, 2021 - Nevada-Based Bottled Water Manufacturer Agrees to Stop Production for Failure to Comply with Manufacturing Requirements
June 1, 2021 - FDA Launches Challenge to Spur Development of Affordable Traceability Tools as Part of Broader Food Safety Efforts

 

May 2021

May 28, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: May 28, 2021
May 28, 2021 - FDA Seeks $6.5 Billion to Further Investments in Critical Public Health Infrastructure, Core Food Safety and Medical Product Safety Programs
May 28, 2021 - FDA Approves First Targeted Therapy for Lung Cancer Mutation Previously Considered Resistant to Drug Therapy
May 26, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Additional Monoclonal Antibody for Treatment of COVID-19
May 26, 2021 - FDA, FTC Warn Five Companies Illegally Selling Dietary Supplements Claiming to Treat Infertility
May 26, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Announces Draft Guidances to Help Increase Transparency, Assist Reporting and Timely Completion for Certain Medical Device Studies after FDA Approval or Clearance
May 25, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: May 25, 2021
May 21, 2021 - FDA Announces Seizure of Adulterated Dietary Supplements Containing Kratom
May 21, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: May 21, 2021
May 21, 2021 - FDA Approves First Targeted Therapy for Subset of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
May 20, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Solicits Public Feedback on Discussion Paper as Part of its Ongoing Commitment to Patient Safety
May 20, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Alerts Patients and Health Care Providers About Possible Problems with Mammograms Performed at Capitol Radiology LLC
May 19, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Authorizes Longer Time for Refrigerator Storage of Thawed Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Prior to Dilution, Making Vaccine More Widely Available
May 19, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Early Clinical Studies for Certain Medical Devices to Improve Glycemic Control for Type 2 Diabetes
May 19, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Advises Against Use of SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Test Results to Evaluate Immunity or Protection From COVID-19, Including After Vaccination
May 18, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: May 18, 2021
May 18, 2021 - FDA In Brief: Science Forum Highlights Regulatory Science Advancements in Protecting and Promoting Public Health
May 17, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Provides Guidance on Master Protocols for Evaluating Prevention, Treatment Options for COVID-19
May 14, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: May 14, 2021
May 13, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Releases Investigation Report Following 2020 Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Red Onions
May 13, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Continues to Monitor the Effects of Magnets in Consumer Electronics on Implanted Medical Devices
May 11, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: May 11, 2021
May 11, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Finalizes Guidance with Internationally Harmonized Recommendations to Further Support Safe, High-Quality Human Drug Products
May 10, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use in Adolescents in Another Important Action in Fight Against Pandemic
May 10, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA to Hold Meeting of its Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee to Discuss Pediatric Use of COVID-19 Vaccines
May 7, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: May 7, 2021
May 6, 2021 - FDA In Brief: FDA Issues Procedural Notice on Potential Plans to Conduct Research About Use of ‘Healthy’ Symbols on Food Products
May 5, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Outlines Inspection and Assessment Activities During Pandemic, Roadmap for Future State of Operations
May 4, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: May 4, 2021

 

 

April 2021

April 30, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: April 30, 2021
April 30, 2021 - FDA Approves Treatment for Chronic Kidney Disease
April 30, 2021 - FDA Approves Higher Dosage of Naloxone Nasal Spray to Treat Opioid Overdose
April 29, 2021 - FDA Commits to Evidence-Based Actions Aimed at Saving Lives and Preventing Future Generations of Smokers
April 28, 2021 - FDA Takes Action For Failure to Submit Required Clinical Trial Results Information to ClinicalTrials.Gov
April 27, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: April 27, 2021
April 23, 2021 - FDA and CDC Lift Recommended Pause on Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 Vaccine Use Following Thorough Safety Review
April 23, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: April 23, 2021
April 23, 2021 - FDA Authorizes Marketing of Device to Facilitate Muscle Rehabilitation in Stroke Patients
April 22, 2021 - FDA Approves Immunotherapy for Endometrial Cancer with Specific Biomarker
April 21, 2021 - FDA Continues Important Steps to Ensure Quality, Safety and Effectiveness of Authorized COVID-19 Vaccines
April 20, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: April 20, 2021
April 20, 2021 - FDA Announces New Streamlined Approach to Add Pooled Serial Screening Claims to Certain Authorized Tests for Use in Serial Testing Programs
April 16, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Revokes Emergency Use Authorization for Monoclonal Antibody Bamlanivimab
April 16, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: April 16, 2021
April 16, 2021 - FDA Approves First Immunotherapy for Initial Treatment of Gastric Cancer
April 14, 2021 - FDA Provides Guidance on Remote Interactive Evaluations for Oversight of Drug Facilities During COVID-19
April 13, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: April 13, 2021
April 13, 2021 - Joint CDC and FDA Statement on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine
April 9, 2021 - FDA Authorizes Marketing of First Device that Uses Artificial Intelligence to Help Detect Potential Signs of Colon Cancer
April 9, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: April 9, 2021
April 8, 2021 - FDA Releases Action Plan for Reducing Exposure to Toxic Elements from Foods for Babies, Young Children
April 6, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: April 6, 2021
April 6, 2021 - FDA Releases Investigation Report Following Fall 2020 Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 Illnesses Linked to Leafy Greens
April 6, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for the Symbiotica COVID-19 Self-Collected Antibody Test System
April 2, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: April 2, 2021
April 1, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Makes Two Revisions to Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Emergency Use Authorization to Help Increase the Number of Vaccine Doses Available
April 1, 2021 - FDA is Investigating Reports of Infections Associated with Reprocessed Urological Endoscopes

 

March 2021

March 27, 2021 - FDA Approves First Cell-Based Gene Therapy for Adult Patients with Multiple Myeloma
March 26, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: March 26, 2021
March 26, 2021 - FDA Authorizes Marketing of Device to Improve Gait in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
March 26, 2021 - FDA Approves First in the World Device to Treat Patients with Congenital Heart Disease
March 25, 2021 - FDA Approves New indication for Drug to Treat Neurogenic Detrusor Overactivity in Pediatric Patients
March 23, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: March 23, 2021
March 22, 2021 - FDA Warns Companies Illegally Selling Over-the-Counter CBD Products for Pain Relief

March 19, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes First Machine Learning-Based Screening Device to Identify Certain Biomarkers That May Indicate COVID-19 Infection

March 19, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: March 19, 2021
March 17, 2021 - FDA Permits Marketing of First SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostic Test Using Traditional Premarket Review Process
March 16, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: March 16, 2021
March 16, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA takes steps to streamline path for COVID-19 screening tools, provides information to help groups establishing testing programs
March 12, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: March 12, 2021
March 9, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: March 9, 2021
March 5, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Adaptive Biotechnologies T-Detect COVID Test
March 5, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: March 5, 2021
March 5, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Issues Authorization for First Molecular Non-Prescription, At-Home Test
March 5, 2021 - FDA Announces New Actions Aimed at Further Reducing Toxic Elements in Food for Babies, Young Children
March 4, 2021 - FDA Alerts Public about Improper Use of Thermal Imaging Devices; Warns Firms for Illegally Offering Thermal Imaging Systems for Sale
March 4, 2021 - Federal judge enters permanent injunction against New York-based dietary supplement manufacturer
March 2, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: March 2, 2021
March 1, 2021 - FDA Authorizes First Robotically-Assisted Surgical Device for Performing Transvaginal Hysterectomy
March 1, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Issues Authorization for Quidel QuickVue At-Home COVID-19 Test

 

February 2021

February 27, 2021 - FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for Third COVID-19 Vaccine
February 26, 2021 - FDA Statement on Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee Meeting
February 26, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: February 26, 2021
February 26, 2021 - FDA Approves First Treatment for Molybdenum Cofactor Deficiency Type A
February 26, 2021 - FDA Authorizes Marketing of Novel Device to Help Protect Athletes’ Brains During Head Impacts
February 25, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Allows More Flexible Storage, Transportation Conditions for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
February 25, 2021 - FDA Approves Targeted Treatment for Rare Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Mutation
February 23, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: February 23, 2021
February 22, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Issues Policies to Guide Medical Product Developers Addressing Virus Variants
February 19, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: February 19, 2021
February 19, 2021 - FDA Warns 10 Companies for Illegally Selling Dietary Supplements Claiming to Treat Depression and Other Mental Health Disorders
February 18, 2021 - COVID-19 Update: USDA, FDA Underscore Current Epidemiologic and Scientific Information Indicating No Transmission of COVID-19 Through Food or Food Packaging
February 17, 2021 - FDA Approves First in the World, First-of-Its-Kind Implant for the Treatment of Rare Bone Disease as a Humanitarian Use Device
February 16, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: February 16, 2021
February 12, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: February 12, 2021
February 12, 2021 - FDA Approves Drug to Reduce Bone Marrow Suppression Caused by Chemotherapy
February 9, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Monoclonal Antibodies for Treatment of COVID-19
February 9, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: February 9, 2021
February 8, 2021 - FDA Announces New Resource for Veterinarians and Pet Owners Interested in Clinical Field Studies of Animal Cells, Tissues, and Cell- and Tissue-Based Products
February 5, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: February 5, 2021
February 5, 2021 - FDA Approves New Treatment For Adults With Relapsed Or Refractory Large-B-Cell Lymphoma
February 5, 2021 - FDA Authorizes Marketing of Novel Device to Reduce Snoring and Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients 18 Years and Older
February 4, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Announces Advisory Committee Meeting to Discuss Janssen Biotech Inc.’s COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate
February 4, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Continues Important Work to Support Medical Product Development to Address New Virus Variants

 

January 2021

January 29, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: January 29, 2021
January 26, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: January 26, 2021
January 26, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Takes Action to Place All Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers from Mexico on Import Alert to Help Prevent Entry of Violative and Potentially Dangerous Products into U.S., Protect U.S. Consumers
January 22, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: January 22, 2021
January 21, 2021 - FDA Approves First Extended-Release, Injectable Drug Regimen for Adults Living with HIV
January 19, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: January 19, 2021
January 19, 2021 - FDA Marks Historic Public Health Milestone with Finalization of Two Key Rules for Companies Seeking to Market New Tobacco Products
January 15, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: January 15, 2021
January 15, 2021 - Federal judge enters consent decree against Washington state juice processor
January 15, 2021 - FDA Warns Firms to Remove Unauthorized E-liquid Products from Market in First Letters Issued to Manufacturers that Did Not Submit Premarket Applications by Deadline
January 14, 2021 - FDA Grants First Conditional Approval Under Expanded Authority to Control Seizures in Dogs with Idiopathic Epilepsy
January 13, 2021 - CBP, FDA Seize Counterfeit, Unauthorized E-Cigarettes
January 12, 2021 - FDA Releases Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Action Plan
January 11, 2021 - FDA Conditionally Approves First Oral Tablet to Treat Lymphoma in Dogs
January 8, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: January 8, 2021
January 8, 2021 - FDA Issues Alert Regarding SARS-CoV-2 Viral Mutation to Health Care Providers and Clinical Laboratory Staff
January 5, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: January 5, 2021
January 4, 2021 - FDA Statement on Following the Authorized Dosing Schedules for COVID-19 Vaccines
January 4, 2021 - FDA Takes Steps to Provide Clarity on Developing New Drug Products in the Age of Individualized Medicine

 

Medical Device News

For the most up to date FDA headlines, see the FDA Medical Device News page.

December 23, 2021

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- DTPM COVID-19 RT-PCR Test (Tide Laboratories, LLC)
- Simoa SARS-CoV-2 N Protein Antigen Test (Quanterix Corporation)
- iHealth COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test (iHealth Labs, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Access SARS-CoV-2 IgG (Beckman Coulter, Inc.)

Non-Clinical and Clinical Investigation of Devices Used for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

December 22, 2021

SARS-CoV-2 Viral Mutations: Impact on COVID-19 Tests (Updated)

Assessing the Credibility of Computational Modeling and Simulation in Medical Device Submissions - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

Credibility of Computational Models Program: Research on Computational Models and Simulation Associated with Medical Devices (Updated)

Technical Considerations for Medical Devices with Physiologic Closed-Loop Control Technology - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

Arthroscopy Pump Tubing Sets Intended for Multiple Patient Use - Premarket Notification (510(k)) Submissions - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

Transition Plan for Medical Devices That Fall Within Enforcement Policies Issued During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

Transition Plan for Medical Devices Issued Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

Webinar on Draft Guidances on Transition Plans for COVID-19 Related Medical Devices - February 22, 2022

Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - December 1, 2021 - Presentation and Transcript added

Digital Health Technologies for Remote Data Acquisition in Clinical Investigations

Getinge’s Maquet/Datascope IABP Devices: Update on Device Failure – Letter to Health Care Providers

Cybersecurity (Updated)

December 21, 2021

Webinar - Hearing Aids and Personal Sound Amplification Products - Presentation, Printable Slides, Transcript added

Webinar - Content of Premarket Submissions for Device Software Functions, Draft Guidance - Printable slides added

January and February 2022 Dates Announced for the Virtual Town Hall Series for Test Developers on Coronavirus (COVID-19)

December 20, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- BioCode CoV-2 Flu Plus Assay (Applied BioCode, Inc.)
- UCSD EXCITE COVID-19 Test (UCSD BCG EXCITE Lab)

Re-Issued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Quest Diagnostics RC COVID-19+Flu RT-PCR (Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute)
- Quest Diagnostics Collection Kit for COVID (Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute)
- Quest Diagnostics PF SARS-CoV-2 Assay(Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute)
- Quest Diagnostics RC SARS-CoV-2 Assay (Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute)
- Quest SARS-CoV-2 rRT-PCR (Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute)
- cPass SARS-CoV-2 Neutralization Antibody Detection Kit (GenScript USA Inc.)

Revised Emergency Use Authorizations
- PKamp Respiratory SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Panel 1 (PerkinElmer, Inc.)
- Sienna-Clarity COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test Cassette (Salofa Oy)
- Amazon Real-Time RT-PCR DTC Test for Detecting SARS-CoV-2 (STS Lab Holdco (a subsidiary of Amazon.com Services LLC)
- Amazon Multi-Target SARS-CoV-2 Real-Time RT-PCR DTC Test (STS Lab Holdco (a subsidiary of Amazon.com Services LLC)
- Amazon Multi-Target SARS-CoV-2 Real-Time RT-PCR Test STS Lab Holdco (a subsidiary of Amazon.com Services LLC)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Simplexa COVID-19 Direct assay (DiaSorin Molecular LLC)
- ZEUS ELISA SARS-CoV-2 Total Antibody Test System (ZEUS Scientific, Inc.)
- MAGLUMI 2019-nCoV IgM/IgG (Shenzhen New Industries Biomedical Engineering Co., Ltd.)
- ACON SARS-CoV-2 IgG/IgM Rapid Test (ACON Laboratories, Inc.)
- FREND COVID-19 total Ab (NanoEntek America, Inc.)
- Access SARS-CoV-2 IgM (Beckman Coulter, Inc.)
- Biohit SARS-CoV-2 IgM/IgG Antibody Test Kit (Biohit Healthcare (Hefei) Co. Ltd.)
- Babson Diagnostics aC19G1 (Babson Diagnostics, Inc.)

Revoked Emergency Use Authorizations
- SARS-COV-2 R-GENE (BioMérieux SA)
- Atellica IM SARS-CoV-2 IgG (COV2G)-(Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.)
- ADVIA Centaur SARS-CoV-2 IgG (COV2G)-(Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.)

Consumer Information on: Spatz3 Adjustable Balloon System - P190012

December 17, 2021

Cybersecurity Vulnerability with Apache Log4j

Ethylene Oxide Sterilization for Medical Devices (Updated)

Voluntary eSTAR Program (Updated)

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Possible False RPR Reactivity with BioPlex 2200 Syphilis Total & RPR Test Kit Following a COVID-19 Vaccine - Letter to Clinical Laboratory Staff and Health Care Providers

December 16, 2021

Class I Recall: Getinge/Datascope/Maquet Recalls Cardiosave Hybrid and Cardiosave Rescue Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) Due to Reports of Fluid Leaks

Nucleic Acid Based Tests (Updated)

24 Hour Summary and Presentations for December 10, 2021 Neurological Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting

Federal Register: Requests for Nominations: Voting Members on Public Advisory Panels of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee

Federal Register: Medical Devices: General and Plastic Surgery Devices; Classification of the Manual Percutaneous Surgical Set Assembled in the Abdomen

December 15, 2021

Referencing the Definition of “Device” in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in Guidance, Regulatory Documents, Communications, and Other Public Documents - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

Federal Register: Guidance: Referencing the Definition of "Device" in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in Guidance, Regulatory Documents, Communications, and Other Public Documents

Federal Register: Medical Devices: Neurological Devices; Classification of the Traumatic Brain Injury Eye Movement Assessment Aid

SARS-CoV-2 Viral Mutations: Impact on COVID-19 Tests (Updated)

ASCA-Accredited Testing Laboratories (Updated)

December 14, 2021

Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation (De Novo) Summaries (DEN200041 added)

Transcripts for November 2-3, 2021 Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting

Job Opportunities at OSEL

Federal Register: Orthopedic Devices; Classification of Spinal Spheres for Use in Intervertebral Fusion Procedures

Federal Register: Gastroenterology-Urology Devices; Classification of the Endoscopic Transhepatic Venous Access Needle

Federal Register: Gastroenterology-Urology Devices; Classification of the Nonimplanted Nerve Stimulator for Functional Abdominal Pain Relief

December 13, 2021

Revised Emergency Use Authorizations
- PerkinElmer New Coronavirus Nucleic Acid Detection Kit (PerkinElmer, Inc.)
- BD Veritor System for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2 (Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD))

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- IDS SARS-CoV-2 IgG (Immunodiagnostic Systems Ltd.)

Revoked Emergency Use Authorizations
- qSARS-CoV-2 IgG/IgM Rapid Test (Cellex Inc.)

December 10, 2021

MedSun Newsletter, December 2021

3D Printing Medical Devices at the Point of Care: Discussion Paper

FDA In Brief: FDA Publishes Discussion Paper and Seeks Public Input on 3D Printing of Medical Devices at the Point of Care

Federal Register: Gastroenterology-Urology Devices; Classification of the Pressure Ulcer Management Tool

Federal Register: Neurological Devices; Classification of the Temporary Coil Embolization Assist Device

SARS-CoV-2 Viral Mutations: Impact on COVID-19 Tests (Updated)

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

December 9, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Nano-Check COVID-19 Antigen Test (Nano-Ditech Corp.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- ZEUS ELISA SARS-CoV-2 IgG Test System (ZEUS Scientific, Inc.)

Revoked Emergency Use Authorizations
- BMC-CReM COVID-19 Test (Boston Medical Center)
- Akron Children's Hospital SARS-CoV-2 Assay (Akron Children’s Hospital)
- BioGX SARS-CoV-2 Reagents for BD MAX System (Becton, Dickinson & Company (BD))

Federal Register: Gastroenterology-Urology Devices; Classification of the Ingested, Transient, Space Occupying Device for Weight Management and/or Weight Loss

Federal Register: General and Plastic Surgery Devices; Classification of the Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Device for Reduction of Wound Complications

Federal Register: Neurological Devices; Classification of the Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Federal Register: Modifications to the List of Recognized Standards, Recognition List Numbers: 056

SARS-CoV-2 Viral Mutations: Impact on COVID-19 Tests (Updated)

December 8, 2021

Materials for December 10, 2021 Neurological Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting

Presentation and Transcript added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - November 17, 2021

Radiological Health Program (Updated)
- FDA eSubmitter (Updated)
- CDRH eSubmitter Program (Updated)

Federal Register: Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997: Modifications to the List of Recognized Standards, Recognition List Number: 056

December 7, 2021

SARS-CoV-2 Viral Mutations: Impact on COVID-19 Tests (Updated)

Industry Discussions on MDUFA V Reauthorization (Updated)

Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation (De Novo) Summaries ( DEN200005 and DEN210012 added)

Federal Register: Medical Devices; Exemption from Premarket Notification: Powered Patient Transport, All Other Powered Patient Transport

December 6, 2021

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- iHealth COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test (iHealth Labs, Inc.)

Revised Emergency Use Authorizations
- CareStart COVID-19 Antigen test (Access Bio, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- GWU SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Test (George Washington University Public Health Laboratory)
- CareStart COVID-19 Antigen Home Test (Access Bio, Inc.)

SARS-CoV-2 Viral Mutations: Impact on COVID-19 Tests (Updated)

Transcript for Orthopedic Strategically Coordinated Registry Network Meeting - 11/04/2021

December 3, 2021

Class I Recall: Arrow International Inc Recalls Arrow-Trerotola Over-The-Wire PTD Kit Percutaneous Thrombolytic Device: 7Fr, Due to Risk of Separation

EUA Authorized Serology Test Performance (Updated)

SARS-CoV-2 Viral Mutations: Impact on COVID-19 Tests (Updated)

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

December 2, 2021

Consumer Information on: Portico Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation System - P190023

Paclitaxel-Coated Balloons and Stents for Peripheral Arterial Disease

August 7, 2019 UPDATE: Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease with Paclitaxel-Coated Balloons and Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents Potentially Associated with Increased Mortality (Updated)

Request for Nominations of Voting Members on a Public Advisory Committee; National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee

Federal Register: Request for Nominations: National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee

December 1, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- HealthPulse@home (Audere)

Re-Issued Emergency Use Authorizations
- LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 RNA STAR Complete (LumiraDx UK Ltd.)
- Kwokman Diagnostics COVID-19 Home Collection Kit (Kwokman Diagnostics, LLC)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Aptima SARS-CoV-2/Flu assay (Hologic, Inc.)
- MD Anderson High-throughput SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Assay (University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory)
- CareStart COVID-19 Antigen Home Test (Access Bio, Inc.)

UPDATE: Potential Biocompatibility Concerns with NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics’ Precice Devices - Letter to Health Care Providers

List of Cleared or Approved Companion Diagnostic Devices (In Vitro and Imaging Tools) (Updated)

Reclassification (Updated)

MQSA National Statistics as of December 1, 2021

Federal Register: Anesthesiology Devices; Classification of the Isocapnic Ventilation Device

Federal Register: Gastroenterology-Urology Devices; Classification of the Esophageal Tissue Characterization System

Federal Register: Neurological Devices; Classification of the Conditioning Tool for Eating Disorders

Federal Register: Neurological Devices; Classification of the Trunk and Limb Electrical Stimulator to Treat Headache

Federal Register: Orthopedic Devices; Classification of the Intraoperative Orthopedic Strain Sensor

 

November 30, 2021

Cybersecurity (Updated)

Federal Register: Charter Renewal: Patient Engagement Advisory Committee

November 29, 2021

Transcript for October 20, 2021 General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting

Premarket Submissions: Selecting and Preparing the Correct Submission (Updated)

Voluntary eSTAR Program

Federal Register: Requests for Nominations: Voting Members on a Public Advisory Committee; Technical Electronic Product Radiation Safety Standards Committee

November 26, 2021

Transcript added to Virtual Public Workshop - Transparency of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning-enabled Medical Devices - October 14, 2021

November 24, 2021

Webinar - De Novo Classification Process and FDA and Industry Actions: Effect on FDA Review Clock and Goals, Final Guidances - December 14, 2021

November 23, 2021

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Abbott RealTime SARS-CoV-2 assay (Abbott Molecular)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- MiraDx SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR assay (MiraDx)
- Aeon Global Health SARS-CoV-2 Assay (Aeon Global Health)
- BD Veritor At-Home COVID-19 Test (Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD))

Medical Device Shortages During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (Updated)

November 22, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- SCoV-2 Ag Detect Rapid Self-Test (InBios International Inc.)

Reissused Emergency Use Authorizations
- COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test Cassette (Whole Blood/Serum/Plasma) (Healgen Scientific LLC)
- GenBody COVID-19 Ag (GenBody Inc.)
- INDICAID COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test (PHASE Scientific International, Ltd.)
- BD Veritor At-Home COVID-19 Test (Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD))

Revised Emergency Use Authorizations
- GENETWORx Covid-19 Nasal Swab Test (RCA Laboratory Services LLC dba GENETWORx)
- SGTi-flex COVID-19 IgG (Sugentech, Inc.)
- VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Reagent Pack (Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Personal Protective Equipment EUAs (Update to Appendix A)
- CareStart COVID-19 Antigen Home Test (Access Bio, Inc.)

Federal Register: General and Plastic Surgery Devices; Classification of the General Laparoscopic Power Morcellation Containment System

November 19, 2021

Safely Using Sharps (Needles and Syringes) at Home, at Work and on Travel (Updated)

Reclassification (Updated)

FDA In Brief: FDA Issues Final Orders Reclassifying Certain Hepatitis C Diagnostic Tests from Class III to Class II

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Federal Register: Effective Date of Requirement for Premarket Approval for Blood Lancets

Federal Register: General and Plastic Surgery Devices; Reclassification of Blood Lancets

Federal Register: Reclassification of Certain Hepatitis C Virus Antibody Assay Devices, Renamed to Hepatitis C Virus Antibody Tests

Federal Register: Reclassification of Nucleic Acid-Based Hepatitis C Virus Ribonucleic Acid Assay Devices, Renamed to Nucleic Acid-Based Hepatitis C Virus Ribonucleic Acid Tests

Federal Register: Administrative Detention and Banned Medical Devices

November 18, 2021

Potential for Medication Overdose with ENFit Low Dose Tip Syringe: FDA Safety Communication (Updated)

Federal Register: Guidance: Website Location of Center for Devices and Radiological Health Fiscal Year 2022

November 17, 2021

MDUFA IV Performance Report - 4th Quarter FY2021

Leadless Pacing Systems: Risk of Major Complications Related to Cardiac Perforation During Implantation - Letter to Health Care Providers

November 16, 2021

Medical Device Development Tools (MDDT) (Updated)

November 15, 2021

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Verily COVID-19 RT-PCR Test (Verily Life Sciences)
- cPass SARS-CoV-2 Neutralization Antibody Detection Kit (GenScript USA Inc.)

Policy for Coronavirus Disease-2019 Tests During the Public Health Emergency (Revised) - Guidance for Developers and Food and Drug Administration Staff

Enforcement Policy for Viral Transport Media During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (Revised) - Guidance for Commercial Manufacturers, Clinical Laboratories, and Food and Drug Administration Staff

Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Medical Devices (Updated)

FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Reissued the EUA for Molecular Diagnostic Tests for SARS-CoV-2 Developed And Performed By Laboratories Certified Under CLIA To Perform High Complexity Tests

Umbrella EUA for SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Diagnostic Tests for Serial Testing

FDA News Release: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Updates Test Policies to Help to Ensure Accuracy and Reliability of Tests and Increase Access to At-Home Tests

Consumer Information on: Vercise™ PC, Vercise Gevia™ and Vercise Genus™ Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) System - P150031/S040

Consumer Information on: Ki-67 IHC MIB-1 pharmDx (Dako Omnis) - P210026

Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation (De Novo) Summaries (DEN210006 added)

November 12, 2021

Update: Certain Philips Respironics Ventilators, BiPAP, and CPAP Machines Recalled Due to Potential Health Risks: FDA Safety Communication

Philips Respironics CPAP, BiPAP, and Ventilator Recall: Frequently Asked Questions (Updated)

November 10, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Revogene SARS-CoV-2 (Meridian Bioscience, Inc.)

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- QuickVue SARS Antigen Test (Quidel Corporation)

Revised Emergency Use Authorizations
- Orawell IgM/IgG Rapid Test (Jiangsu Well Biotech Co., Ltd)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Talis One COVID-19 Test System (Talis Biomedical Corporation)
- Amplitude Solution with the TaqPath COVID-19 High-Throughput Combo Kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.)
- Flowflex COVID-19 Antigen Home Test (ACON Laboratories, Inc)

Consumer Information on: ConMed PadPro Multifunction Electrodes, ConMed PadPro Multifunction Electrode Adapters – P200004

Ellume Recalls COVID-19 Home Test for Potential False Positive SARS-CoV-2 Test Results

Potential for False Positive Results with Certain Lots of Ellume COVID-19 Home Tests Due to a Manufacturing Issue: FDA Safety (Updated)

Activities to Support Medical Device Innovators (Updated)

Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation (De Novo) Summaries (DEN200033 added)

November 9, 2021

Molecular and Antigen Home Use Test Template (Updated)

24 Hour Summaries posted for November 2-3, 2021 Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting

Class I Recall: Aligned Medical Solutions Doing Business as Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc. Recalls Custom Convenience Kits Due to Cardinal Health Monoject Flush Prefilled Syringe (0.9% Sodium Chloride) Plunger Defect

November 8, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Talis One COVID-19 Test System (Talis Biomedical Corporation)

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Alinity m SARS-CoV-2 assay (Abbott Molecular Inc.)
- BinaxNOW COVID-19 Antigen Self Test (Abbott Diagnostics Scarborough, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- LetsGetChecked Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test (LetsGetChecked, Inc.)
- PKamp Respiratory SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Panel 1 (PerkinElmer, Inc.)
- SGTi-flex COVID-19 IgG (Sugentech, Inc.)
- MidaSpot COVID-19 Antibody Combo Detection Kit (Nirmidas Biotech, Inc.)

Consumer Information on: Organ Care System (OCS) Liver – P200031

Table of Pharmacogenetic Associations (Updated)

November 5, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- iHealth COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Personal Protective Equipment EUAs (Update to Appendix A)

Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation (De Novo) Summaries (DEN190028 and DEN200040 added)

Presentation and Transcript added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - October 20, 2021

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests That Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

November 4, 2021

Cybersecurity (Updated)

Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation (De Novo) Summaries (DEN180007 added)

November 3, 2021

Content of Premarket Submissions for Device Software Functions - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

Webinar - Draft Guidance: Content of Premarket Submissions for Device Software Functions - December 16, 2021

Federal Register: Content of Premarket Submissions for Device Software Functions

November 2, 2021

Nucleic Acid Based Tests (Updated)

November 1, 2021

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Detect Covid-19 Test (Detect, Inc.)
- Boston Heart COVID-19 RT-PCR Test (Boston Heart Diagnostics)

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Aptima SARS-CoV-2 assay (Hologic, Inc.)
- Aptima SARS-CoV-2/Flu assay (Hologic, Inc.)
- SalivaDirect (Yale School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases)
- SalivaDirect for use with DTC Kits (Yale School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases)
- LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 Ag Test (LumiraDx UK Ltd.)
- Status COVID-19/Flu (Princeton BioMeditech Corp.)
- InteliSwab COVID-19 Rapid Test (OraSure Technologies, Inc.)

 

October 29, 2021

Medical Gloves for COVID-19 (Updated)

Materials posted for November 2-3, 2021 Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting

Class I Recall: Zimmer Biomet Recalls ROSA One 3.1 Brain Application Due to Error in Software

Class I Recall: Datascope/Getinge/Maquet Recalls Cardiosave Hybrid/Rescue Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Battery Packs Due to Risk of Battery Failure

Dental Implants: What You Should Know

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests That Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

FAQs on Viral Transport Media During COVID-19 (Updated)

October 28, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Detect Covid-19 Home Test (Detect, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Personal Protective Equipment EUAs (Update to Appendix A)

October 27, 2021

Good Machine Learning Practice for Medical Device Development: Guiding Principles

Breast Implant Postmarket Safety Information

Breast Implants (Updated)

Labeling for Approved Breast Implants (Updated)

FDA News Release: FDA Strengthens Safety Requirements and Updates Study Results for Breast Implants

Federal Register: Revocation of Authorization of Emergency Use of an In Vitro Diagnostic Device for Detection and/or Diagnosis of COVID-19; Availability

Federal Register: Authorization of Emergency Use of Certain Medical Devices During COVID-19; Availability

October 26, 2021

CDRH Proposed Guidances for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY2022)

CDRH Proposed Guidance Development (Updated)

Federal Register: Guidance: Website Location of Center for Devices and Radiological Health Fiscal Year 2022

Meeting Notice: December 10, 2021 Neurological Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee

Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - November 17, December 1, and December 15, 2021 (Updated)

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

FAQs on Viral Transport Media During COVID-19 (Updated)

October 25, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Celltrion DiaTrust COVID-19 Ag Home Test (Celltrion USA, Inc.)
- QuickVue At-Home OTC COVID-19 Test (Quidel Corporation)
- SCoV-2 Detect Neutralizing Ab ELISA (InBios International, Inc.)

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- SelfCheck cobas SARS-CoV-2 Assay (G Cleveland Clinic Robert J. Tomsich Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- cobas SARS-CoV-2 (Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.)
- cobas SARS-CoV-2 & Influenza A/B (Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.)
- TaqPath COVID-19 Fast PCR Combo Kit 2.0 (Life Technologies Corporation (a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.)
- Xpert Xpress CoV-2/Flu/RSV plus (Cepheid)

In Vitro Diagnostics EUAs (Updated)

Decorative Contact Lenses for Halloween and More (Updated)

Endometrial Ablation for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding

Federal Register: Neurological Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee

October 22, 2021

24 Hour Summary for October 20, 2021 General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting

Transcript and Summary Minutes for July 14, 2021 Gastroenterology and Urology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests That Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

October 21, 2021

Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation (De Novo) Summaries (DEN210005 added)

October 20, 2021

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Flowflex COVID-19 Antigen Home Test (ACON Laboratories)
- QuickVue At-Home OTC COVID-19 Test (Quidel Corporation)
- Zika Virus Detection by RT-PCR Test (ARUP Laboratories)
- Zika MAC-ELISA (CDC)
- Zika ELITe MGB Kit U.S. (ELITechGroup Inc. Molecular Diagnostics)

Medical Device Reporting (MDR): How to Report Medical Device Problems (Updated)

Presentation Slides added to Virtual Public Workshop - Transparency of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning-enabled Medical Devices - October 14, 2021

October 19, 2021

Regulatory Requirements for Hearing Aid Devices and Personal Sound Amplification Products - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

Hearing Aids (Updated)

Other Hearing Devices and Products (Updated)

Webinar on Proposed Rule for Establishing Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids and Draft Guidance for Regulatory Requirements for Hearing Aid Devices and Personal Sound Amplification Products

Federal Register: Regulatory Requirements for Hearing Aid Devices and Personal Sound Amplification Products; Availability

Federal Register: Ear, Nose, and Throat Devices; Establishing Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

October 18, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- CovidNow SARS-CoV-2 Assay (LMSI, LLC (dba Lighthouse Lab Services))

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Gravity Diagnostics SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR (Gravity Diagnostics, LLC)
- Gravity Diagnostics SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR for use with DTC kits (Gravity Diagnostics, LLC)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Flowflex COVID-19 Antigen Home Test (ACON Laboratories, Inc)

Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - October 20, 2021

Studies Using Leftover, Deidentified Human Specimens Require IRB Review – Letter to Industry

Materials for October 20, 2021 General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting

October 14, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- SPERA COVID-19 Ag Test (Xtrava Health)

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- TaqPath COVID-19 Combo Kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.)
- Amplitude Solution with the TaqPath COVID-19 High-Throughput Combo Kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Quest Diagnostics PF SARS-CoV-2 Assay (Quest Diagnostics Infectious Disease, Inc.)
- BinaxNOW COVID-19 Antigen Self Test (Abbott Diagnostics Scarborough, Inc.)

Class I Recall: Abbott Molecular, Inc. Recalls Alinity m SARS-CoV-2 AMP Kit and Alinity m Resp-4-Plex AMP Kit for Potential False Positive SARS-CoV-2 Test Results

Potential for False Positive Results with Abbott Molecular Inc. Alinity m SARS-CoV-2 AMP and Alinity m Resp-4-Plex AMP Kits - Letter to Clinical Laboratory Staff and Health Care Providers (Updated)

Video and Transcript added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - October 6, 2021

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests That Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

October 13, 2021

Select Updates for Unique Device Identification: Policy Regarding Global Unique Device Identification Database Requirements for Certain Devices

UDI Rule and Guidances, Training, Resources, and Dockets (Updated)

GUDID Guidance (Updated)

Unique Device Identification System (UDI System) (Updated)

UPDATE: Potential Risk of Infection When Using Heater-Cooler Devices – Letter to Health Care Providers

FDA's Ongoing Evaluation and Continued Monitoring of Reports of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infections Associated with Heater-Cooler Devices (Updated)

What Is a Heater-Cooler Device? (Updated)

Third Party Performance Report - FY21, Q4

Federal Register: Select Updates for Unique Device Identification: Policy Regarding Global Unique Device Identification Database Requirements for Certain Devices

October 12, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorization
- Cleveland Clinic Robert J. Tomsich Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute
- PerkinElmer, Inc.
- Quest Diagnostics Infectious Disease, Inc.
- - Quest Diagnostics Collection Kit for COVID-19 10/08/2021
- Emergency Use Authorization of COVID-19 Tests: Independent Assessment of the FDA’s Response

Updated Emergency Use Authorization
- EUROIMMUN US, Inc.
- DiaSorin Inc.

Re-issued Emergency Use Authorization
- Quest Diagnostics Infectious Disease, Inc.
- - Quest Diagnostics HA SARS-CoV-2 Assay
- - Quest Diagnostics RC SARS-CoV-2 Assay
- - Quest Diagnostics PF SARS-CoV-2 Assay

24 Hour Summary for October 6, 2021 Patient Engagement Advisory Committee Meeting

Potential for Medication Overdose with ENFit Low Dose Tip Syringe: FDA Safety Communication

October 8, 2021

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests That Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Video and Transcript added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - September 22, 2021

Do Not Use Needle-Free Devices for Injection of Dermal Fillers – FDA Safety Communication

Dermal Fillers (Soft Tissue Fillers) (Updated)

Reclassification (Updated)

October 7, 2021

Surgical Staplers and Staples for Internal Use - Labeling Recommendations - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

UPDATE: Safe Use of Surgical Staplers and Staples - Letter to Health Care Providers

Surgical Staplers and Staples (Updated)

Federal Register: General and Plastic Surgery Devices: Reclassification of Certain Surgical Staplers

Federal Register: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Medical Device Labeling Regulations

Federal Register: Guidance: Surgical Staplers and Staples for Internal Use--Labeling Recommendations

First Database of Tumor Mutations Recognized by the FDA as a Scientifically Valid Source for Test Developers

October 6, 2021

Class 1 Recall: DeRoyal Recalls Procedure Packs Containing Smiths Medical NORMOFLO Irrigation Warming Set

In Vitro Diagnostics EUAs (Updated)

Class I Recall: Imperative Care Inc. Recalls ZOOM 71 Reperfusion Catheter Due to Risk of Breaks During Use

October 5, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorization
- Laboratory Corporation of America (Labcorp)
- EUROIMMUN US, Inc.

Updated
- Abbott Laboratories Inc.
- Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
- Zika Virus Detection by RT-PCR Test (ARUP Laboratories)
- Zika MAC-ELISA (CDC)
- Zika ELITe MGB Kit U.S. (ELITechGroup Inc. Molecular Diagnostics)
- Zika Virus Real-time RT-PCR Test (Viracor Eurofins)

Cybersecurity Awareness Month at the FDA

Cybersecurity (Updated)

Job Opportunities at OSEL (Updated)

Class I Recall: Medtronic Recalls MiniMed Insulin Pumps for Incorrect Insulin Dosing (Updated)

Video added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - August 4, 2021

Video added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - August 11, 2021

Federal Register: Guidance Documents Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019

Potential for False Positive Results with Certain Lots of Ellume COVID-19 Home Tests Due to a Manufacturing Issue: FDA Safety Communication

Class I Recall: Medtronic Recalls Remote Controllers Used with Paradigm and 508 MiniMed Insulin Pumps for Potential Cybersecurity Risks

October 4, 2021

Consumer Information on:
- RADIESSE (+) Lidocaine Injectable Implant - P050052/S129
- Oncomine Dx Target Test - P160045/S028
- Amplatzer Amulet Left Atrial Appendage Occluder - P200049

Virtual Public Meeting - Orthopedic Strategically Coordinated Registry Network Meeting - November 4, 2021

FDA and Industry Actions on De Novo Classification Requests: Effect on FDA Review Clock and Goals - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

De Novo Classification Process (Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation) - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

User Fees and Refunds for De Novo Classification Requests - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

Acceptance Review for De Novo Classification Requests - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

De Novo Classification Request (Updated)

Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation (De Novo) Summaries (DEN190055 added)

Federal Register: Medical Device De Novo Classification Process

New Emergency Use Authorization
- ACON Laboratories, Inc.

October 1, 2021

MQSA National Statistics

Risk of Device Component Breaking in Patients with Stryker’s STAR Ankle: FDA Safety Communication (Updated)

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests That Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

 

September 30, 2021

Device Registration and Listing (Updated)

Video added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - August 18, 2021

Video added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - August 25, 2021

MDUFA IV Independent Assessment Report

September 29, 2021

Essure Permanent Birth Control (Updated)

FDA Activities Related to Essure (Updated)

Problems Reported with Essure (Updated)

Risk of Exposure to Unsafe Levels of Radiation with Safe-T-Lite UV WAND: FDA Safety Communication

Transcript added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - August 18, 2021

Transcript added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - August 25, 2021

September 28, 2021

All Ultrasound Gels and Lotions Manufactured by Eco-Med Pharmaceutical, Inc. Recalled Due to Risk of Bacteria Contamination (Updated)

Electronic Submission Template for Medical Device 510(k) Submissions - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

510(k) Program Pilots (Updated)

Federal Register: Electronic Submission Template for Medical Device 510(k) Submissions

Revocation - Emergency Use Authorization
- Life Technologies Corporation (a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.)

Magellan Diagnostics Recalls LeadCare II, LeadCare Plus, and LeadCare Ultra Blood Lead Tests Due to Risk of Falsely Low Results (Updated)

Materials posted for October 6, 2021 Patient Engagement Advisory Committee Meeting

CDRH Petitions (Updated)

September 27, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorization
- ANP Technologies, Inc.

Re-issued - Emergency Use Authorization
- GenBody Inc.

Updated - Emergency Use Authorizations
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Quanterix Corporation

Materials posted for October 6, 2021 Patient Engagement Advisory Committee Meeting

Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO) Devices Potentially Associated with Procedural Outcome Differences Between Women and Men – Letter to Health Care Providers

Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Requirements for Data Submitted from Clinical Investigations for In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Device Premarket Submissions

September 24, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorization - Viral Mutation Revision Letter
- In Vitro Diagnostics EUAs - Molecular Diagnostic Tests for SARS-CoV-2
- In Vitro Diagnostics EUAs - Antigen Diagnostic Tests for SARS-CoV-2
- In Vitro Diagnostics EUAs - Serology and Other Adaptive Immune Response Tests for SARS-CoV-2
- SARS-CoV-2 Viral Mutations: Impact on COVID-19 Tests

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests That Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

September 23, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorization
- Life Sciences Testing Center COVID-19 Test

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Kaiser Permanente High Throughput SARS-CoV-2 Assay
- Alimetrix SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Assay
- BD MAX COVID-19 ASSAY (Authorized by HHS/OASH)
- ADEXUSDx COVID-19 Test

Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation (De Novo) Summaries (DEN200080 added)

Class I Recall: Armstrong Medical Limited Recalls AMSORB PLUS PREFILLED G-CAN 1.0L Due to Reduced Gas Flow to Patients During Anesthesia

Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - October 6, 2021

Federal Register: Revocation of Three Authorizations of Emergency Use of In Vitro Diagnostic Devices for Detection and/or Diagnosis of COVID-19; Availability

September 22, 2021

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)-Enabled Medical Devices

Medical Device Material Safety Summaries: ECRI Reports

FDA In Brief: FDA Publishes Material Safety Data to Promote Safer, More Effective Medical Devices

Class I Recall: Cordis Recalls Super Torque MB Angiographic Catheter with Radiopaque Marker Bands Due to Potential for Marker Bands to Move or Dislodge

September 21, 2021

Re-Issued Emergency Use Authorization
- LetsGetChecked, Inc.
- Color Health, Inc

Consumer Information on: VENTANA MMR RxDx Panel - P210001

Virtual Public Workshop - Orthopedic Device-Related Infections II Workshop - December 3, 2021

Consumer Information on: RelayPro Thoracic Stent-Graft System - P200045

September 20, 2021

Class I Recall: Medtronic (Micro Therapeutics, Inc. d/b/a ev3 Neurovascular) Recalls Pipeline Flex Embolization Devices for Risk of Delivery System Fractures During Placement, Retrieval, or Movement of Device

September 17, 2021

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Appendix A: Authorized Surgical Masks

Potential for False Positive Results with Abbott Molecular Inc. Alinity m SARS-CoV-2 AMP and Alinity m Resp-4-Plex AMP Kits - Letter to Clinical Laboratory Staff and Health Care Providers

COVID-19 Tests and Collection Kits Authorized by the FDA: Infographic (Updated)

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests That Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

September 16, 2021

Unique Device Identification System (UDI System) (Updated)

September 15, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Cepheid

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Quanterix Corporation
- Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Access Bio, Inc
- Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc

Stakeholder Consultation Meetings - Medical Device User Fee Amendments 2023 (MDUFA V) (Updated)

Class I Recall: Smiths Medical Recalls NORMOFLO Irrigation Fluid Warmers and Warming Sets Due to the Possibility of Harmful Levels of Aluminum Leaching into the Fluid Path of the Warmers

Potential Risk of Aluminum Leaching with Use of Certain Fluid Warmer Devices - Letter to Health Care Providers

Enforcement Policy for Face Masks, Barrier Face Coverings, Face Shields, Surgical Masks, and Respirators During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (Revised) - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

Face Masks, Barrier Face Coverings, Surgical Masks, and Respirators for COVID-19 (Updated)

N95 Respirators, Surgical Masks, Face Masks, and Barrier Face Coverings (Updated)

September 13, 2021

Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation (De Novo) Summaries (DEN200030 added)

September 10, 2021

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Assurance Scientific Laboratories
- Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- GK Pharmaceuticals Contract Manufacturing Operations
- Access Genetics, LLC
- Phosphorus Diagnostics LLC

Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - September 22, 2021

Two New CDRH Learn Modules: ¿Cómo se clasifica mi dispositivo médico? and Importación de Dispositivos Médicos a los Estados Unidos

Certain Philips Respironics Ventilators, BiPAP, and CPAP Machines Recalled Due to Potential Health Risks: FDA Safety Communication (Updated)

Philips Respironics CPAP, BiPAP, and Ventilator Recall: Frequently Asked Questions (Updated)

Medical Device Shortages During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (Updated)

Class I Recall: All Ultrasound Gels and Lotions Manufactured by Eco-Med Pharmaceutical, Inc. Recalled Due to Risk of Bacteria Contamination

Stop Using All Eco-Med Ultrasound Gels and Lotions Due to Risk of Bacterial Contamination - Letter to Health Care Providers (Updated)

ASCA-Accredited Testing Laboratories (Updated)

Mammography Facility Adverse Event and Action Report - September 13, 2021: Hoffman Medical Center, a/k/a Hoffman MRI, f/k/a Hope Imaging and Medical Center, Inc.

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests That Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

September 9, 2021

The CDC & FDA Antibiotic Resistance Isolate Bank (Updated)

Consumer Information on: therascreen KRAS RGQ PCR Kit - P110027/S012

N95 Respirators, Surgical Masks, and Face Masks (Updated)

September 8, 2021

Revised Emergency Use Authorizations for Face Shields and Other Barriers
- Individual Biocontainment Unit (IBU)

MDSAP AU P0037.001 Guidelines on the use of GHTF/SG3/N19:2012 for MDSAP purposes

CDRH's Customer Service Rating

September 7, 2021

Reissued - Emergency Use Authorization
- Color Health, Inc. (2 reissued)
- InBios International, Inc.

September 3, 2021

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- BioFire Respiratory Panel 2.1-EZ (RP2.1-EZ)
- Visby Medical COVID-19
- TaqPath COVID-19 RNase P Combo Kit 2.0
- Celltrion DiaTrust COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test
- T-Detect COVID Test
- AdviseDx SARS-CoV-2 IgM
- Atellica IM SARS-CoV-2 IgG (sCOVG)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- cobas SARS-CoV-2
- Assurance SARS-CoV-2 Panel

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests That Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Federal Register: Reclassification Petitions for Medical Devices

September 2, 2021

August 2021 PMA Approval List

MedSun Newsletter, September 2021

Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation (De Novo) Summaries (DEN210013, DEN210003, DEN200064 and DEN190056 added)

September 1, 2021

#177, MedSun Newsletter, September 2021

Transcript added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - August 4, 2021

Transcript added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - August 11, 2021

MQSA National Statistics (Updated)

 

 

August 31, 2021

Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - September 8, 2021

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests That Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

August 30, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Yale School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases
- - SalivaDirect for use with DTC Kits
- - SalivaDirect DTC Saliva Collection Kit

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- BioFire Defense, LLC
- Abbott Diagnostics Scarborough, Inc.

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- TBG Biotechnology Corp
- GK Pharmaceuticals Contract Manufacturing Operations
- Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD)

Tracking Your Premarket Submission’s Progress (Progress Tracker)

August 27, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorization
- Empire City Laboratories COVID Test System
- Empire City Laboratories COVID Test System-1
- InBios International, Inc

Updated Emergency Use Authorization
- The Mount Sinai Hospital, Center for Clinical Laboratories

Reissued Emergency Use Authorization
- Gencurix, Inc
- University of Illinois Office of the Vice President for Economic Development and Innovation

FAQs on Viral Transport Media During COVID-19 (Updated)

Denture Base Resins - Performance Criteria for Safety and Performance Based Pathway - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

Facet Screw Systems - Performance Criteria for Safety and Performance Based Pathway - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

Federal Register: Safety and Performance Based Pathway Device-Specific Guidances

August 26, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorization
- Mount Sinai Hospital, Center for Clinical Laboratories
- Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD)

Updated Emergency Use Authorization
- CareStart COVID-19 Antigen Home Test
- Sugentech, Inc.

Meeting Notice: October 20, 2021 General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee

Meeting Notice: November 2-3, 2021 Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee

Mammography Problems at Madison Avenue Radiology Center 190th Broadway in New York, New York: FDA Safety Communication

Consumer Information on: Guardant360 CDx – P200010/S002

Consumer Information on: ASSURE Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator System Kit (P/N 80014-001), Monitor (P/N 80008-003), Therapy Cable (P/N 80004-003), Garment Style A (P/N 80015-XXX*) and Style B (P/N 80016-XXX*), Rechargeable Battery (P/N 3322882-005), Carry Pack (3326503-003), Battery Charger (3326633-004), Tablet (P/N 80041-001) – P200037

August 25, 2021

Stop Using Certain N95 Respirators Manufactured by Shanghai Dasheng - Letter to Health Care Providers

Over-the-Counter (OTC) Medical Devices: Considerations for Device Manufacturers

August 24, 2021

Class I Recall: Bio-Medical Equipment Service Co. Recalls Alaris Infusion Pump Module 8100 Bezel Due to Possible Cracked or Separated Bezel Repair Posts

Virtual Public Workshop – Transparency of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning-enabled Medical Devices - October 14, 2021

Medical Device Development Tools (MDDT) (Updated)

August 23, 2021

Class I Recall: Cardinal Health Recalls Monoject Saline Flush Prefilled Syringes for Risk of Air Re-entering Syringe Leading to Air Embolism

ASCA-Accredited Testing Laboratories (Updated)

August 20, 2021

Class I Recall: Cardinal Health Recalls Argyle UVC Insertion Tray Due to Missing Instructions for Use for the Safety Scalpel N11

UPDATE: Caution with Robotically-Assisted Surgical Devices in Mastectomy: FDA Safety Communication

Reissued Emergency Use Authorization
- BioCore 2019-nCoV Real Time PCR Kit (INVITES BIOCORE CO., LTD.)
- Alinity m SARS-CoV-2 assay (Abbott Molecular Inc.)
- Infinity BiologiX TaqPath SARS-CoV-2 Assay (Infinity BiologiX LLC)
- IntelliPlex SARS-CoV-2 Detection Kit (PlexBio Co., Ltd.)
- Access SARS-CoV-2 IgG II (Beckman Coulter, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorization
- Amazon Multi-Target SARS-CoV-2 Real-Time RT-PCR DTC Test (STS Lab Holdco (a subsidiary of Amazon.com Services LLC)
- BD Vacutainer Plus Citrate Plasma Tubes (UK Manufacturing Site) (Becton, Dickinson and Company)

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests That Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

August 18, 2021

510(k) Third Party Performance Metrics and Accreditation Status (Updated)

EUA Authorized Serology Test Performance (Updated)

MQSA Inspection Information Related to COVID-19 (Updated)

Stop Using All Eco-Med Ultrasound Gels and Lotions Due to Risk of Bacterial Contamination – Letter to Health Care Providers

August 17, 2021

Updated MDDT Proposal Phase Template

Consumer Information on: Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System – P130022/S039

Cybersecurity (Updated)

August 16, 2021

New Emergency Authorizations
- Kwokman Diagnostics COVID-19 Home Collection Kit (Kwokman Diagnostics, LLC)

Reissued Emergency Authorizations
- Gravity Diagnostics SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Assay (Gravity Diagnostics, LLC)

Revised Emergency Use Authorizations
- binx health At-Home Nasal Swab COVID-19 Sample Collection Kit (binx health, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- CareStart COVID-19 IgM (Access Bio, Inc.)
- CentoSure SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Assay (CENTOGENE US, LLC)
- CentoFast-SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Assay (CENTOGENE US, LLC)

Consumer Information on: Neuro Cochlear Implant System – P200021

Consumer Information on: XIENCE Alpine Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent Systems (XIENCE Alpine EECSS), XIENCE Sierra Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent Systems (XIENCE Sierra EECSS), XIENCE Skypoint Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent Systems (XIENCE Skypoint EECSS) – P110019/S115

Consumer Information on: Resolute Onyx Zotarolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System – P160043/S034

Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP): Surgical Mesh Considerations and Recommendations (New)

FDA's Activities: Urogynecologic Surgical Mesh (Updated)

Urogynecologic Surgical Mesh Implants (Updated)

Use Purple Bracelets or Wristbands Only for Do Not Resuscitate Status

August 13, 2021

CDRH Patient Engagement Advisory Committee (Updated)

August 12, 2021

Class I Recall: Baxter Healthcare Recalls Dose IQ Software Version 9.0.x, Used with Spectrum IQ Infusion Pumps, for Software Defect That May Improperly Configure Drug and Fluid Delivery

2018-2020 Strategic Priorities - Accomplishments

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- SelfCheck COVID-19 TaqPath Multiplex PCR (Cleveland Clinic Robert J. Tomsich Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute)
- Amazon Multi-Target SARS-CoV-2 Real-Time RT-PCR DTC Test (STS Lab Holdco (a subsidiary of Amazon.com Services LLC))
- Amazon Multi-Target SARS-CoV-2 Real-Time RT-PCR Test (STS Lab Holdco (a subsidiary of Amazon.com Services LLC))

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Amazon Real-Time RT-PCR DTC Test for Detecting SARS-CoV-2 (STS Lab Holdco (a subsidiary of Amazon.com Services LLC))
- BinaxNOW COVID-19 Antigen Self Test (Abbott Diagnostics Scarborough, Inc.)
- SGTi-flex COVID-19 IgG (Sugentech, Inc.)
- ADVIA Centaur SARS-CoV-2 IgG (sCOVG) (Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.)
- CovAb SARS-CoV-2 Ab Test (Diabetomics, Inc.)

Baxter Healthcare Recalls Dose IQ Software Version 9.0.x, Used with Spectrum IQ Infusion Pumps, for Software Defect That May Improperly Configure Drug and Fluid Delivery (Updated)

Discussion Paper: Strengthening Cybersecurity Practices Associated with Servicing of Medical Devices: Challenges and Opportunities (Updated)

August 11, 2021

Medical Device Development Tools (MDDT) (Updated)

August 10, 2021

Stop Using Lepu Medical Technology SARS-CoV-2 Antigen and Leccurate Antibody Tests: FDA Safety Communication (Updated)

Federal Register: Meetings: Patient Engagement Advisory Committee

August 9, 2021

Revoked Emergency Use Authorizations
- Guardant-19 (Guardant Health, Inc.)

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- QIAreach SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test (QIAGEN GmbH)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- CareStart COVID-19 Antigen Home Test (Access Bio, Inc.)
- ACON SARS-CoV-2 IgG/IgM Rapid Test (ACON Laboratories)

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- CareStart COVID-19 IgM/IgG (Access Bio, Inc.)
- Influenza SARS-CoV-2 (Flu SC2) Multiplex Assay (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
- SDNA-1000 Saliva Collection Device (Spectrum Solutions LLC)
- TaqPath COVID-19, FluA, FluB Combo Kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific)

August 6, 2021

Medical Device User Fee Rates for Fiscal Year 2022

FAQs on Viral Transport Media During COVID-19 (Updated)

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Class I Recall: Boston Scientific Recalls INGENIO Family of Pacemakers and CRT-Ps Due to Risk of Incorrect Transition to Safety Mode

August 5, 2021

Revoked Emergency Use Authorizations
- MatMaCorp COVID-19 2SF Test

Presentation and Transcript added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - July 28, 2021

Accreditation Scheme for Conformity Assessment (Updated)
- Accreditation Bodies: How to Participate in the ASCA Pilot
- Testing Laboratories: How to Participate in the ASCA Pilot
- Manufacturers: How to Participate in the ASCA Pilot

Eight Medical International Recalls Recirculator 8.0 Disposable Lavage Kits due to Potential Exposure to High Levels of Aluminum

24 Hour Summary and Presentations for August 3, 2021 Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting

Presentation and Transcript added to Respirators and Other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Health Care Personnel Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic Webinar Series - July 13, 2021

August 4, 2021

Consumer Information on: FoundationOne Liquid CDx – P190032/S001

Collaborative Communities: Addressing Health Care Challenges Together (Updated)

Collaborative Communities on Medical Devices - YouTube VideoExternal Link Disclaimer

FDA News Release: FDA Participates in New ‘Collaborative Communities’ to Address Emerging Challenges in Medical Devices

Federal Register: Guidance: Remanufacturing of Medical Devices

August 3, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- TaqPath COVID-19 MS2 Combo Kit 2.0 (Life Technologies Corporation (a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.)
- CareStart COVID-19 Antigen Home Test (Access Bio, Inc.)
- LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 Ab Test (LumiraDx UK Ltd.)

Online 506J Notification Submission Methods: Frequently Asked Questions (New)

Supplies of Medical Devices for COVID-19: Frequently Asked Questions (Updated)

Contact the FDA About a Medical Device Supply Chain Issue (Updated)

Class I Recall: Philips Respironics Recalls V60 and V60 Plus Ventilators Equipped with High Flow Therapy Software Versions 3.00 and 3.10 Due to Risk of Receiving Reduced Oxygen

MedSun Newsletter - August 2021

3rd Q FY 2021 MDUFA IV Performance Report

Federal Register: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Medical Device Recall Authority

August 2, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- INDICAID COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test (PHASE Scientific International, Ltd.)
- TaqPath COVID-19 Fast PCR Combo Kit 2.0 (Life Technologies Corporation (a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.))

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- QIAstat-Dx Respiratory SARS-CoV-2 Panel (QIAGEN GmbH)
- OraRisk COVID-19 RT-PCR (Access Genetics, LLC)
- QuickVue SARS Antigen Test (Quidel Corporation)

Revised Emergency Use Authorizations
- MidaSpot COVID-19 Antibody Combo Detection Kit (Nirmidas Biotech, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- ePlex Respiratory Pathogen Panel (GenMark Diagnostics, Inc.)

CDRH Management Directory by Organization (Updated)

MQSA National Statistics

 

 

July 30, 2021

Materials posted for August 3, 2021 Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests That Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

July 29, 2021

Presentation and Transcript added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - July 14, 2021

Quality and Compliance (Medical Devices) (Updated)

UDI Exceptions, Alternatives, and Time Extensions (Updated)

Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - August 4, 2021

False Positive Results with BD SARS-CoV-2 Reagents for the BD Max System - Letter to Clinical Laboratory Staff and Health Care Providers (Updated)

Philips Respironics CPAP, BiPAP, and Ventilator Recall: Frequently Asked Questions

In Vitro Diagnostics EUAs - Antigen Diagnostic Tests for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

In Vitro Diagnostics EUAs - IVDs for Management of COVID-19 Patients (Updated)

In Vitro Diagnostics EUAs - Serology and Other Adaptive Immune Response Tests for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

In Vitro Diagnostics EUAs - Molecular Diagnostic Tests for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

July 28, 2021

Consumer Information on: Centaur Anti-HBe2 – P200017

July 27, 2021

Consumer Information on: The Arctic Front Advance and Arctic Front Advance Pro and The Freezor MAX Cardiac Cryoablation Catheters – P100010/S110

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

List of Cleared or Approved Companion Diagnostic Devices (In Vitro and Imaging Tools) (Updated)

Federal Register: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Medical Device Reporting

July 26, 2021

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Panther Fusion SARS-CoV-2 Assay (Hologic, Inc.)
- Aptima SARS-CoV-2 assay (Aptima SARS-CoV-2 assay)
- DetectX-Rv (PathogenDx, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Simplexa COVID-19 Direct assay (DiaSorin Molecular LLC)

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: Get the Facts

COVID-19 Update: FDA Authorizes Imported Becton Dickinson Sodium Citrate Blood Specimen (Light Blue Top) Collection Tubes

July 23, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Total N Reagent Pack used in combination with the VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Total N Antibody Calibrators (Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.)

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Simplexa COVID-19 Direct assay (DiaSorin Molecular LLC)

Revised Emergency Use Authorizations
- CDC 2019-nCoV Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel (CDC) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC))
- Linea COVID-19 Assay Kit (Applied DNA Sciences, Inc.)

Revoked Emergency Use Authorizations
- Gravity Diagnostics COVID-19 Assay (Gravity Diagnostics, LLC)

Federal Register: Medical Devices: Class I Surgeon's and Patient Examination Gloves

July 22, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- BD Vacutainer Plus Citrate Plasma Tubes (UK Manufacturing Site)

Stakeholder Consultation Meetings - Medical Device User Fee Amendments 2023 (MDUFA V) (Updated)

Federal Register: Authorization of Emergency Use of Certain Medical Devices During COVID-19

Federal Register: Medical Devices; Exemption from Premarket Notification: Powered Patient Transport, All Other Powered Patient Transport

July 21, 2021

Partnerships to Advance Innovation and Regulatory Science (PAIRS) (Updated)

Network of Experts Program: Connecting the FDA with External Expertise (Updated)

Class I Recall: Vero Biotech Recalls GENOSYL DS; Nitric Oxide Delivery System Due to Software Error

FDA Voices - FDA’s Budget: Medical Device Supply Chain and Shortages Prevention Program

Neurological Devices (Updated)

July 20, 2021

Catalog of Regulatory Science Tools to Help Assess New Medical Devices (Updated)

24 Hour Summary for July 14, 2021 Gastroenterology and Urology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting

Transcripts and Summaries for June 3-4, 2021 Neurological Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting

July 19, 2021

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- PerkinsElmer New Coronavirus Nucleic Acid Detection Kit
- ISPM Labs, LLC dbaCapstone Healthcare

Revised Emergency Use Authorizations
- AMPIPROBE SARS-CoV-2 Test (Enzo Life Sciences, Inc.)
- Ambry COVID-19 RT-PCR Test (Ambry Genetics Laboratory)
- CareSTart COVID-19 Antigen Test (Access Bio, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- RealStar SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Kits (Altona Diagnostics GmbH)
- KimForest SARS-CoV-2 Detetion Kit v1 (KimForest Enterprise Co., Ltd.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Appendix A: Authorized Surgical Masks
- Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation (De Novo) Summaries (DEN190043 added)

July 16, 2021

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Appendix A: Authorized Surgical Masks

FAQs on Viral Transport Media During COVID-19 (Updated)

July, 15, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- GenBody COVID-19 Ag (GenBody Inc.)

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Color SARS-CoV-2 RT-LAMP Diagnostic Assay DTC (Color Health, Inc.)

Revised Emergency Use Authorizations
- Color SARS-CoV-2 RT-LAMP Diagnostic Assay (Color Health, Inc.)
- LIAISON SARS-CoV-2 Ag (DiaSorin, Inc.)
- Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 (Roche Diagnostics)
- Sienna-Clarity COVIBLOCK COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test Cassette (Salofa Oy)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- COVID-Flu Multiplex Assay (Exact Sciences Laboratories)
- Clinical Enterprise SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Assay (Clinical Enterprise, Inc.)

Historical Information about Device Emergency Use Authorizations (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests That Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Risk of False Results with the Curative SARS-Cov-2 Test for COVID-19: FDA Safety Communication (Updated)

In Vitro Diagnostics EUAs - Molecular Diagnostic Tests for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

In Vitro Diagnostics EUAs - Serology and Other Adaptive Immune Response Tests for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Emergency Use Authorizations for Medical Devices - New Product Codes

Adverse Event Reporting for Medical Devices Under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) or Discussed in COVID-19-Related Guidance Documents (Updated)

Potential Concerns with NuVasive MAGEC System Implants - FDA Safety Communication

Presentations posted for July 14, 2021 Gastroenterology and Urology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting

July 14, 2021

CDRH Patient and Caregiver Connection (Updated)

July 13, 2021

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Appendix A: Authorized Surgical Masks

Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation (De Novo) Summaries (DEN200039 added)

Consumer Information on: Restylane® Contour – P140029/S032

Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation (Updated)

July 12, 2021

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- NIOSH-Approved Air Purifying Respirators for Use in Health Care Settings During Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Materials posted for July 14, 2021 Gastroenterology and Urology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting

June 2021 PMA Approval List

Virtual Public Workshop - Orthopedic Cartilage Repair Products - November 12, 2021

Consumer Update: Always Tired? You May Have Sleep Apnea

Consumer Information on: TECNIS Synergy™ Intraocular Lens (IOL) (Model ZFR00V), TECNIS Synergy™ Toric II IOL (Models ZFW150, ZFW225, ZFW300, ZFW375), TECNIS Synergy™ IOL with TECNIS Simplicity™ Delivery System (Model DFR00V), TECNIS Synergy™ Toric II IOL with TECNIS Simplicity™ Delivery System (Models DFW150, DFW225, DFW300, DFW375) – P980040/S124

Federal Register: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Medical Device Labeling Regulations

July 9, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorization
- VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG Quantitative Reagent Pack used in combination with the VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products Anti- SARS-CoV-2 IgG Quantitative Calibrator (Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.)
- TaqPath COVID-19 RNase P Combo Kit 2.0 (Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.)
- ellume.lab COVID Antigen Test (Ellume Limited)

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Quaeris SARS-CoV-2 Assay (Harvard University Clinical Laboratory (HUCL))

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- ViroKey SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Test v2.0 (Vela Operations Singapore Pte. Ltd.)
- SARS-CoV-2 DETECTR Reagent Kit (Mammoth Biosciences, Inc.)
- cobas SARS-CoV-2 & Influenza A/B (Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.)

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

July 8, 2021

Potential Biocompatibility Concerns with NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics’ Precice Devices – Letter to Health Care Providers

Consumer Information on: Guardant360 CDx – P200010/S001

July 7, 2021

Class I Recall: Quidel Recalls Lyra SARS-CoV-2 Assay (M120) Due to Risk of False Negative Results

Third Party Review Organization Performance Report - FY21, Q3

Medical Device User Fee Amendments 2023 (MDUFA V) (Updated)

Presentation and Transcript added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - June 30, 2021

July 6, 2021

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation (De Novo) Summaries (DEN200050 added)

Unique Device Identification System: Form and Content of the Unique Device Identifier (UDI) - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

UDI Rule and Guidances, Training, Resources, and Dockets (Updated)

Contact an FDA-Accredited Issuing Agency (Updated)

Federal Register: Guidance: Unique Device Identification System; Form and Content of the Unique Device Identifier

July 2, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- BioGX Xfree COVID-19 Direct RT-PCR (BioGX, Inc.)
- COVID-Flu Multiplex Assay (Exact Sciences Laboratories)
- Everlywell COVID-19 & Flu Test Home Collection Kit (Everlywell, Inc.)
- BioPlex 2200 SARS-CoV-2 IgG (Bio-Rad Laboratories)

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Everlywell COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit DTC (Everlywell, Inc.)
- Assurance SARS-CoV-2 Panel DTC (Assurance Scientific Laboratories)

Revised Emergency Use Authorizations
- SARS-CoV-2 NGS Assay (Twist Bioscience Corporation)
- Alinity m Resp-4-Plex (Abbott Molecular Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Rheonix COVID-19 MDx Assay (Rheonix, Inc.)
- Assurance SARS-CoV-2 Panel (Assurance Scientific Laboratories)
- Appendix A: Authorized Surgical Masks

Consumer Information on: EPi-Sense® Guided Coagulation System – P200002

Medtronic Vascular Recalls Angiographic Guidewire Component Due to Being Non-sterile

MedSun Newsletter - July 2021

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests That Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19 (Updated)

July 1, 2021

Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation (De Novo) Summaries (DEN190023 added)

MQSA National Statistics

Presentation and Transcript added to Testing and Labeling Medical Devices for Safety in the Magnetic Resonance (MR) Environment Webinar - June 24, 2021

Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - July 14, 2021

Class I Recall: Magellan Diagnostics Recalls LeadCare II, LeadCare Plus, and LeadCare Ultra Blood Lead Tests Due to Risk of Falsely Low Results

Webinar Series - Respirators and Other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Health Care Personnel Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic - July 13, 2021

Federal Register: Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee

 

June 30, 2021

Certain Philips Respironics Ventilators, BiPAP, and CPAP Machines Recalled Due to Potential Health Risks: FDA Safety Communication

Update: FDA No Longer Authorizes Use of Non-NIOSH-Approved or Decontaminated Disposable Respirators - Letter to Health Care Personnel and Facilities

Revoked EUAs for Non-NIOSH-Approved Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators

Historical Information about Device Emergency Use Authorizations (Updated)

Personal Protective Equipment EUAs (Updated)

FAQs on the EUAs for Non-NIOSH Approved Respirators During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Updated)

Importing Medical Devices During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Updated)

Considerations for Selecting Respirators for Your Health Care Facility (Updated)

Manufacturing and Distributing Respirators for Health Care Personnel Use in the United States Under an Existing Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Updated)

Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation (De Novo) Summaries (DEN180040, DEN180067, DEN190016 and DEN190026 added)

Transcript added to Virtual Public Workshop - Orthopedic Device Postmarket Review - June 10, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Tidal Medical Technologies LLC, InSee

June 29, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- CareStart EZ COVID-19 IgM/IgG (Access Bio, Inc.)

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- CareStart COVID-19 IgM/IgG (Access Bio, Inc.)

Revised Emergency Use Authorizations
- ACON SARS-CoV-2 IgG/IgM Rapid Test (ACON Laboratories, Inc.)
- COVID-19 Self-Collected Antibody Test System (Symbiotica, Inc.)
- GeneFinder COVID-19 Plus RealAmp Kit (OSANG Healthcare)
- cobas SARS-CoV-2 & Influenza A/B Nucleic Acid Test for use on the cobas Liat System (Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- qSanger-COVID-19 Assay (BillionToOne, Inc.)
-- TRUPCR SARS-CoV-2 Kit (3B Blackbio Biotech India Ltd., a subsidiary of Kilpest India Ltd.)
- ViroKey SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Test (Vela Operations Singapore Pte Ltd)
- PhoenixDx SARS-CoV-2 Multiplex (Trax Management Services Inc.)
- Clinomics TrioDx RT-PCR COVID-19 Test (Clinomics USA Inc.)
- Fulgent COVID-19 by RT-PCR Test (Fulgent Therapeutics)
- cobas SARS-CoV-2 Nucleic acid test for use on the cobas Liat System (cobas SARS-CoV-2) (Roche Molecular Systems)

Waiver and Acknowledgment posted for July 14, 2021 Gastroenterology and Urology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting

Federal Register: Medical Devices-Exemption From Premarket Notification; Powered Patient Transport, All Other Powered Patient Transport: Correction

Federal Register: MedWatch; The Food and Drug Administration Medical Products Reporting Program

June 28, 2021

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Viracor SARS-CoV-2 assay (Viracor Eurofins Clinical Diagnostics)
- Biomeme SARS-CoV-2 Real-Time RT-PCR Test (Biomeme, Inc.)
- CRSP SARS-CoV-2 Real-time Reverse Transcriptase (RT)-PCR Diagnostic Assay (Version 3) (Clinical Research Sequencing Platform (CRSP), LLC at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard)

- Pooling and Serial Testing Amendment for Certain Molecular Diagnostic Tests for SARS-CoV-2

June 25, 2021

Flexible Bronchoscopes and Updated Recommendations for Reprocessing: FDA Safety Communication

Presentation and Transcript added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - June 16, 2021

Avid Medical Recalls Medical Convenience Kits for Risk of Fungal Contamination

DeRoyal Industries Recalls Surgical Procedure Packs for Mislabeled Lidocaine

Consumer Information on: JUVÉDERM® VOLBELLA® XC – P110033 / S053

Smiths Medical Recalls Jelco Hypodermic Needle-Pro Fixed Needle Insulin Syringes for Skewed Graduated Marks on Syringe Barrel That May Cause Insulin Overdose or Underdose

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

June 24, 2021

Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation (De Novo) Summaries (DEN200017 added)

Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - June 30, 2021

Transcript added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - June 16, 2021

June 23, 2021

Device Advice: Comprehensive Regulatory Assistance (Updated)

Contact Us - Division of Industry and Consumer Education (DICE) (Updated)

CDRH Learn (Updated)

REdI Workshop (Updated)

Federal Register: Remanufacturing of Medical Devices

June 22, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- WREN Laboratories COVID-19 PCR Test DTC (WREN Laboratories LLC)
- WREN Laboratories COVID-19 Saliva Test Collection Kit DTC (WREN Laboratories LLC)
- cobas SARS-CoV-2 Nucleic acid test for use on the cobas Liat System (cobas SARS-CoV-2) (Roche Molecular Systems)
- ADVIA Centaur SARS-CoV-2 IgG (sCOVG) (Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.)

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- BioFire COVID-19 Test (BioFire Defense, LLC)
- MobileDetect Bio BCC19 (MD-Bio BCC19) (MobileDetect Bio Inc.)
- WREN Laboratories COVID-19 PCR Test (WREN Laboratories LLC)

Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation (De Novo) Summaries (DEN200031 added)

June 21, 2021

Clinical Outcome Assessments (COAs) in Medical Device Decision Making

Observer and Patient-Reported Outcomes for Ear Tube Delivery System

Clinical Outcome Assessments Inform Indications for Use in Breakthrough Heart Failure Symptoms Device

Clinical Outcome Assessments Complement Evidence in Label Expansion for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Patient-Reported Outcomes in Endpoints for Devices Treating Benign Prostate Hyperplasia Symptoms

Clinical Outcome Assessments Measure Aesthetic Procedure Success

Clinical Outcome Assessments in Composite Endpoint for Upper Extremity Prosthetics

Clinician-Reported Outcomes in Co-Primary Endpoint for Stroke Treatment Device

Clinical Outcome Assessments in Composite Endpoints for Orthopedics

June 17, 2021

Remanufacturing of Medical Devices - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

Discussion Paper: Strengthening Cybersecurity Practices Associated with Servicing of Medical Devices: Challenges and Opportunities

Remanufacturing and Servicing Medical Devices

Webinar - Remanufacturing of Medical Devices Draft Guidance and Strengthening Cybersecurity Practices Associated with Servicing of Medical Devices Discussion Paper - July 27, 2021

Medical Device Development Tools (MDDT) (Updated)
- Qualification Summary: MDDT Summary of Evidence and Basis of Qualification Decision for Patient-Reported Outcomes with LASIK (PROWL)

The FDA's LASIK Program (Updated)

LASIK Quality of Life Collaboration Project (Updated)

Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Implants (Updated)

FDA's Role in Approving TMJ Implants and Monitoring Their Safety

June 16, 2021

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Fulgent COVID-19 by RT-PCR Test (Fulgent Therapeutics)
- Sofia SARS Antigen FIA (Quidel Corporation)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Quaeris SARS-CoV-2 Assay (Harvard University Clinical Laboratory (HUCL))

Class I Recall: Infusion Pump Repair Recalls Alaris Infusion Pump Module 8100 Bezel Due to Possible Cracked or Separated Bezel Repair Posts

Presentation and Transcript added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - June 9, 2021

FDA-Industry MDUFA V Reauthorization Meeting, April 7, 2021

June 14, 2021

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- CRSP SARS-CoV-2 Real-time Reverse Transcriptase (RT)-PCR Diagnostic Assay (Clinical Research Sequencing Platform (CRSP), LLC at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- AerosolVE Device (CInspire Rx, LLC)
- BioCode SARS-CoV-2 Assay (Applied BioCode, Inc.)
- cobas SARS-CoV-2 & Influenza A/B (Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.)
- Alinity m Resp-4-Plex (Abbott Molecular Inc.)
- EmpowerDX COVID-19 Home Collection Kit DTC (Clinical Enterprise, Inc.)
- Amazon Real-Time RT-PCR DTC Test for Detecting SARS-CoV-2 (STS Lab Holdco (a subsidiary of Amazon.com Services LLC)
- CovAb SARS-CoV-2 Ab Test (Diabetomics, Inc.)

Problems Reported with Essure (Updated)

Federal Register: Exemption from Premarket Notification: Powered Patient Transport, All Other Powered Patient Transport

June 11, 2021

Meeting Notice: July 14, 2021 Gastroenterology and Urology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests That Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19 (Updated)

June 10, 2021

Stop Using Innova SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Qualitative Test: FDA Safety Communication

Class I Recall: Innova Medical Group Recalls Unauthorized SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Qualitative Test with Risk of False Test Results

Sodium Citrate Blood Specimen Collection Tube Conservation Strategies – Letter to Health Care and Laboratory Personnel

Medical Device Shortages During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (Updated)

Federal Register: Gastroenterology and Urology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee

June 9, 2021

Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - June 16, 2021

Transcript for May 4, 2021 Virtual Public Meeting - Patient-Generated Health Data Throughout the Total Product Life Cycle of Medical Devices

June 8, 2021

Presentation and Transcript added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - June 2, 2021

Consumer Information on: Edwards SAPIEN 3 and SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve System – P140031/S125

24 Hour Summary for June 3-4, 2021 Neurological Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting

June 7, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Amazon Real-Time RT-PCR DTC Test for Detecting SARS-CoV-2 (STS Lab Holdco (a subsidiary of Amazon.com Services LLC))
- InteliSwab COVID-19 Rapid Test Rx (OraSure Technologies, Inc.)
- InteliSwab COVID-19 Rapid Test (OraSure Technologies, Inc.)
- InteliSwab COVID-19 Rapid Test Pro (OraSure Technologies, Inc.)
- CovAb SARS-CoV-2 Ab Test (Diabetomics, Inc)

Reissue Emergency Use Authorizations
- Amazon Real-Time RT-PCR Test for Detecting SARS-CoV-2 (STS Lab Holdco (a subsidiary of Amazon.com Services LLC))
- SalivaDirect (Yale School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- SynergyDx SARS-CoV-2 RNA Test DTC (Synergy Diagnostic Laboratory, Inc., DBA SynergyDx)
- SynergyDx SARS-CoV-2 RNA Test (Synergy Diagnostic Laboratory, Inc., DBA SynergyDx)
- SalivaDirect (Yale School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases)
- Everlywell COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit (Everlywell, Inc.)
- Assurance SARS-CoV-2 Panel (Assurance Scientific Laboratories)
- Gravity Diagnostics SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Assay (Gravity Diagnostics, LLC)

Virtual Public Workshop - Spinal Device Clinical Review - September 17, 2021

NIST Request on Presidential Executive Order: Comments Submitted by the FDA

June 4, 2021

FAQs on Viral Transport Media During COVID-19 (Updated)

June 3, 2021

Updated Emergency Use Authorization
- Appendix A: Authorized Surgical Masks

Stop New Implants of the Medtronic HVAD System – Letter to Health Care Providers

MQSA National Statistics

SARS-CoV-2 Viral Mutations: Impact on COVID-19 Tests - Accula SARS-CoV-2 Test

CDRH Social Media: Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn (Updated)

June 2, 202

Sterility Issues with Medical Devices Processed at Steril Milano Facilities - Letter to Industry

Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation (De Novo) Summaries (DEN200069 added)

June 1, 2021

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Atellica IM SARS-CoV-2 Total (COV2T) (Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Pro-AmpRT SARS-CoV-2 Test (Pro-Lab Diagnostics)
- TRUPCR SARS-CoV-2 Kit (3B Blackbio Biotech India Ltd., a subsidiary of Kilpest India Ltd.)
- COVID-19 RT-PCR Peptide Nucleic Acid (PNA) kit (BioTNS Co. Ltd.)

Meeting Materials posted for June 3-4, 2021 Neurological Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee

Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation (De Novo) Summaries (DEN190043 added)

Presentation and Transcript added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - May 26, 2021

Presentation and Transcript added to Webinar - ASCA Pilot: Streamlining Conformity Assessment in Device Submissions - May 20, 2021

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests That Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19 (Updated)

 

 

May 28, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- TaqPath COVID-19 Pooling Kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.)

Reissued EmergencyUse Authorizations
- GetMyDNA COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit (GetMyDNA)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Lyra Direct SARS-CoV-2 Assay (Quidel Corporation)
- Infinity BiologiX TaqPath SARS-CoV-2 Assay (Infinity BiologiX LLC)

Class I Recall: Lepu Medical Technology Recalls SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Test Kit and Leccurate SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Rapid Test Kit (Colloidal Gold Immunochromatography) due to Risk of False Results

Stop Using Lepu Medical Technology SARS-CoV-2 Antigen and Leccurate Antibody Tests: FDA Safety Communication

May 26, 2021 MDUFA IV Performance Report

Collaborative Communities: Addressing Health Care Challenges Together (Updated)

Webinar Series - Respirators and Other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Health Care Personnel Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic - June 8, 2021

May 27, 2021

Update: FDA Recommends Transition from Use of Non-NIOSH-Approved and Decontaminated Disposable Respirators - Letter to Health Care Personnel and Facilities

Federal Register: Revocation of Authorization of Emergency Use of a Medical Device During COVID-19; Availability

Federal Register: Revocation of Authorization of Emergency Use of an In Vitro Diagnostic Device for Detection and/or Diagnosis of COVID-19; Availability

May 26, 2021

Procedures for Handling Post-Approval Studies Imposed by Premarket Approval Application Order - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

Postmarket Surveillance Under Section 522 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

Medical Device Types to Help Determine Section 506J Notification Obligations (Updated)

Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - June 2, 2021

Collaborative Communities: Addressing Health Care Challenges Together (Updated)

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Federal Register: Procedures for Handling Post-Approval Studies Imposed by Premarket Approval Application Order; Draft Guidance

Federal Register: Postmarket Surveillance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; Draft Guidance

May 25, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Quaeris SARS-CoV-2 Assay (Harvard University Clinical Laboratory (HUCL))
- ADEXUSDx COVID-19 Test (NOWDiagnostics, Inc.)

Re-issued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Bio-Speedy Direct RT-qPCR SARS-CoV-2 (Bioeksen R&D Technologies Inc.)
- COVID-19 RT-PCR Peptide Nucleic Acid (PNA) kit (BioTNS Co. Ltd.)
- Aptima SARS-CoV-2 assay (Hologic, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Smart Detect SARS-CoV-2 rRT-PCR Kit (InBios International, Inc.)

South Korea's Response to COVID-19

Consumer Information on: VENTANA MMR RxDx Panel – P200019

Webinar on Implanted BCI Devices for Patients with Paralysis or Amputation - Non-clinical Testing and Clinical Considerations Final Guidance - July 29, 2021

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

FAQs on Viral Transport Media During COVID-19 (Updated)

May 24, 2021

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Appendix A: Authorized Surgical Masks

WebCast Links for June 3-4, 2021: Neurological Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting

Class I Recall: Medical Action Industries, Inc. 306 Recalls Medical Convenience Kits for Risk of Fungal (Aspergillus Penicillioides) Contamination

Medical Device Shortages During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (Updated)

Medical Device Types to Help Determine Section 506J Notification Obligations (Updated)

Federal Register: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Shortages Data Collections

May 21, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Sienna-Clarity COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test Cassette (Salofa Oy)
- LIAISON SARS-CoV-2 TrimericS IgG (DiaSorin, Inc.)

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- LetsGetChecked Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test (LetsGetChecked, Inc.)
- Kroger Health COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit (The Kroger Co.)
- Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 (Roche Diagnostics)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- New York SARS-CoV-2 Real-time Reverse Transcriptase (RT)-PCR Diagnostic Panel (Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Public - Health)
- Genetron SARS-CoV-2 RNA Test (Genetron Health (Beijing) Co., Ltd.)
- Biosearch Technologies SARS-CoV-2 Real-Time and End-Point RT-PCR Test (LGC, Biosearch Technologies)

Mammography Problems at Advanced Women Imaging in Guttenberg, NJ: FDA Safety Communication

Class I Recall: Boston Scientific Corporation Recalls VICI VENOUS STENT System and VICI RDS VENOUS STENT System for Potential of Stent Migration

Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - May 19, 2021 (Added Presentation and Transcript)

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

May 20, 2021

Enforcement Policy Regarding Use of National Health Related Item Code and National Drug Code Numbers on Device Labels and Packages - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

UDI Exceptions, Alternatives and Time Extensions (Updated)

Unique Device Identification System (UDI System) (Updated)

Safety of Metals and Other Materials Used in Medical Devices (Updated)

CDRH’s Research on Biological Responses to Metal-Containing Devices

Mammography Problems at Capitol Radiology, LLC, doing business as Laurel Radiology Services in Laurel, Maryland: FDA Safety Communication

Stop Using Certain Syringes and Needles with Needle Safety Devices Manufactured by HAIOU – Letter to Health Care Providers

Medical Device Development Tools (MDDT) (Updated)

Federal Register: Enforcement Policy Regarding Use of National Health Related Item Code and National Drug Code Numbers on Device Labels and Package

May 19, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Pinpoint by Phosphorus COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit DTC (Phosphorus Diagnostics LLC)
- Phosphorous COVID19 RT-qPCR Test DTC (Phosphorus Diagnostics LLC)

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Phosphorous COVID-19 RT-qPCR Test (Phosphorus Diagnostics LLC)
- EmpowerDX COVID-19 Home Collection Kit DTC (Clinical Enterprise, Inc.)
- binx health At-Home Nasal Swab COVID-19 Sample Collection Kit (binx health, Inc.)
- CRSP SARS-CoV-2 Real-time Reverse Transcriptase (RT)-PCR Diagnostic Assay (Version 3) (Clinical Research Sequencing Platform (CRSP), LLC at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard)
- Viracor SARS-CoV-2 assay DTC (Viracor Eurofins Clinical Diagnostics)
- SCoV-2 Detect IgG ELISA (InBios International, Inc.)
- ZEUS ELISA SARS-CoV-2 IgG Test System (ZEUS Scientific, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- cobas SARS-CoV-2 (Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. (RMS))
- GENETWORx Covid-19 Nasal Swab Test (RCA Laboratory Services LLC dba GENETWORx)

Testing and Labeling Medical Devices for Safety in the Magnetic Resonance (MR) Environment - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

Peripheral Vascular Atherectomy Devices - Premarket Notification [510(k)] Submissions - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

Feasibility and Early Feasibility Clinical Studies for Certain Medical Devices Intended to Therapeutically Improve Glycemic Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

Implanted Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Devices for Patients with Paralysis or Amputation - Non-clinical Testing and Clinical Considerations - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

Antibody Testing Is Not Currently Recommended to Assess Immunity After COVID-19 Vaccination: FDA Safety Communication

Webinar - Testing and Labeling Medical Devices for Safety in the Magnetic Resonance (MR) Environment - June 24, 2021

Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - May 26, 2021

Voluntary Medical Device Manufacturing and Product Quality Pilot Program (Updated)

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Federal Register: Feasibility and Early Feasibility Clinical Studies for Certain Medical Devices Intended to Therapeutically Improve Glycemic Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Federal Register: Implanted Brain-Computer Interface Devices for Patients with Paralysis or Amputation - Non-Clinical Testing and Clinical Considerations

Federal Register: Peripheral Vascular Atherectomy Devices; Premarket Notification Submissions

Federal Register: Testing and Labeling Medical Devices for Safety in the Magnetic Resonance Environment

May 18, 2021

Consumer Information on: PyloPlus UBT System - P170022

510(k) Third Party Performance Metrics and Accreditation Status (Updated)

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

May 17, 2021

FDA Activities Related to Essure

Problems Reported with Essure

Essure Frequently Requested Records

Presentation and Transcript added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - May 12, 2021

May 15, 2021

Presentation and Transcript added to Webinar Series - Respirators and Other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Health Care Personnel Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic - April 27, 2021

May 14, 2021

Notice of Meeting: June 3-4, 2021 Neurological Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee

May 2021 MedSun Newsletter

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

May 13, 2021

Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - May 19, 2021

Facility Certification and Inspection Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA): Inspection Fees (Updated)

Class I Recall: Abbott (formally known as “St. Jude Medical”) Recalls Assurity™ and Endurity™ Pacemakers for Potential Moisture Ingress Causing Electrical Short and Reduced Battery Life

Magnets in Cell Phones and Smart Watches May Affect Pacemakers and Other Implanted Medical Devices

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Federal Register: Meetings: Neurological Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee

May 12, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- ZEUS ELISA SARS-CoV-2 Total Antibody Test System (ZEUS Scientific, Inc.)
- QIAreach Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Total Test (QIAGEN, GmbH)
- Lumensource Surgical Mask Model # PKM-S201B (Lumensource, LLC)

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Linea COVID-19 Assay Kit (Applied DNA Sciences, Inc.)
- Gravity Diagnostics SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR for use with DTC kits (Gravity Diagnostics, LLC)
- Pixel by LabCorp COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit (Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp))

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- COVID-19 RT-PCR Test (Laboratory Corporation of America (Labcorp))
- COVID-19 Coronavirus Real Time PCR Kit (Jiangsu Bioperfectus Technologies Co., Ltd.)
- GENETWORx Covid-19 Nasal Swab Test (RCA Laboratory Services LLC dba GENETWORx)
- Celltrion DiaTrust COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test (Celltrion USA, Inc.)

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Class I Recall: Medtronic, Inc. Recalls Instructions for Use and Patient Manual for HeartWare HVAD System to Update Information about Carrying Case, Driveline Cover, and Controller Power-Up Issues

May 11, 2021

Presentations added to Virtual Public Meeting - Patient-Generated Health Data Throughout the Total Product Life Cycle of Medical Devices - May 4, 2021

Presentation and Transcript added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - May 5, 2021

May 7, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- SCoV-2 Ag Detect Rapid Test (InBios International, Inc.)

Re-issued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Clarifi COVID-19 Test Kit (Quadrant Biosciences Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- BioFire COVID-19 Test (BioFire Defense, LLC)
- SalivaDirect At-Home Collection Kit (Yale School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases)
- Aptima SARS-CoV-2/Flu assay (Hologic, Inc.)
- Bio-Rad Reliance SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Assay Kit (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.)
- Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S (Roche Diagnostics, Inc.)
- Appendix A: Authorized Surgical Masks

May 6, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Negative Pressure SteriDome (NPS)

Transcript and Summary Minutes for April 6, 2021 Circulatory Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting

Federal Register: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Labeling Natural Rubber Latex Condoms

May 5, 2021

Re-issued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Ambry COVID-19 RT-PCR Test (Ambry Genetics Laboratory)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Ezplex SARS-CoV-2 G Kit (SML GENETREE Co., Ltd.)
- MassARRAY SARS-CoV-2 Panel (Agena Bioscience, Inc.)
- Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S (Roche Diagnostics, Inc.)

Webinar - ASCA Pilot: Streamlining Conformity Assessment in Device Submissions - May 20, 2021

Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation (De Novo) Summaries (DEN200019 added)

Presentation and Transcript added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - April 28, 2021

Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - May 12, 2021

Consumer Information on: Medtronic Harmony Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve (TPV) System - P200046

Transcript for March 23, 2021 General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

May 4, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- ISOCUBE One and ISOCUBE SS (Prep Tech LLC)

Medical Device Shortages During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (Updated)

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Medical Device Types to Help Determine Section 506J Notification Obligations (Update)

May 3, 2021

Information about Automated Endoscope Reprocessors (AERs) and FDA's Evaluation (Updated)

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

 

April 30, 2021

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- BD SARS-CoV-2 Reagents for BD MAX System (Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD))
- BD SARS-CoV-2/Flu for BD MAX System (Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD))
- Genetrack SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Assay (Genetrack Biolabs, Inc.)
- DxTerity SARS-CoV-2 RT PCR CE Test (DxTerity Diagnostics, Inc.)
- AQ-TOP COVID-19 Rapid Detection Kit PLUS (SEASUN BIOMATERIALS, Inc.)

Revised Emergency Use Authorizations
- BioFire Respiratory Panel 2.1-EZ (RP2.1-EZ) (BioFire Diagnostics, LLC)
- RapCov Rapid COVID-19 Test (ADVAITE, Inc.)
- MosaiQ COVID-19 Antibody Magazine (Quotient Suisse SA)
- SARS-CoV-2 IgG assay (Abbott Laboratories Inc.)

Re-issued Emergency Use Authorizations
- COVID-19 RT-PCR Test (Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp))

Revoked Emergency Use Authorizations
- Battelle Decontamination System

Class I Recall: Pacific Medical Group (DBA Avante Health Solutions) Recalls Alaris Infusion Pump Module 8100 Bezel Due to Possible Cracked or Separated Bezel Repair Posts

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

April 29, 2021

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Appendix A: Authorized Surgical Masks

Consumer Resources (Updated)

Virtual Public Workshop - Orthopedic Device Postmarket Review - June 10, 2021

Sharps Disposal Containers in Health Care Facilities

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

April 28, 2021

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Appendix B: Authorized Ventilator Accessories

EUA Authorized Serology Test Performance (Updated)

Medical Device User Fee Amendments (MDUFA) (Updated)

ASCA-Accredited Testing Laboratories (Updated)

Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - May 5, 2021

Federal Register: Medical Device Reporting

Federal Register: Modifications to the List of Recognized Standards, Recognition List Numbers: 055

April 27, 2021

Presentation and Transcript added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - April 21, 2021

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

April 26, 2021

Re-issued Emergency Use Authorizations
- BD SARS-CoV-2 Reagents for BD MAX System (Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD))
- Illumina COVIDSeq Test (Illumina, Inc.)
- Rapid COVID-19 IgM/IgG Combo Test Kit (Megna Health, Inc.)
- SGTi-flex COVID-19 IgG (Sugentech, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- NeuMoDx Flu A-B/RSV/SARS-CoV-2 Vantage Assay (NeuMoDx Molecular, Inc.)
- EURORealTime SARS-Cov-2 (Euroimmun US, Inc.)
- CareStart COVID-19 IgM/IgG (Access Bio, Inc.)

510(k) Program Pilots (Updated)

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation (De Novo) Summaries (DEN200046 added)

April 23, 2021

Cordis Recalls Precise PRO Rx US Carotid System Due to Risk of Separation in Device During Use

FAQs on Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) for Medical Devices During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Updated)

Importing Medical Devices During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Updated)

FAQs on Viral Transport Media During COVID-19 (Updated)

April 22, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Kaiser Permanente High Throughput SARS-CoV-2 Assay (Southern California Permanente Medical Group)
- DetectX-Rv (PathogenDx, Inc.)
- QUANTA Flash SARS-CoV-2 IgG (Inova Diagnostics, Inc.)

Re-issued Emergency Use Authorizations
- OPTI SARS-CoV-2 RT PCR Test (OPTI Medical Systems, Inc.)
- Xpert Omni SARS-CoV-2 (Cepheid)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Lyra SARS-CoV-2 Assay (Quidel Corporation)
- BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card (Abbott Diagnostics Scarborough, Inc.)

Federal Register: Authorization of Emergency Use of Certain Medical Devices During COVID-19

April 21, 2021

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Appendix A: Authorized Surgical Masks

Presentations and Transcripts added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - December 2, 2020 and April 14, 2021

New CDRH Learn Modules: How to Use Consensus Standards in Premarket Submissions and The ASCA Pilot: Streamlining Conformity Assessment in Device Submissions

Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - April 28, 2021

April 20, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Pooling and Serial Testing Amendment for Certain Molecular Diagnostic Tests for SARS-CoV-2

Medtronic Perfusion Systems Recalls Bio-Console 560 Extracorporeal Blood Pumping Console for Possible Electrical Failure Causing the Pump to Stop

Webinar Series - Respirators and Other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Health Care Personnel Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic - April 27, 2021

April 19, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- SynergyDx SARS-CoV-2 RNA Test DTC (Synergy Diagnostic Laboratory, Inc., DBA SynergyDx)
- SynergyDx SARS-CoV-2 RNA Test (Synergy Diagnostic Laboratory, Inc., DBA SynergyDx)
- Celltrion DiaTrust COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test (Celltrion USA, Inc.)
- Healthcare Pro Surgical Masks (BLUETRACK, Inc.)
- 3 Ply Surgical Mask (Manohar Filaments Private Limited)

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Amazon Real-Time RT-PCR Test for Detecting SARS-CoV-2 (STS Lab Holdco (a subsidiary of Amazon.com Services LLC))

Tenacore Recalls Alaris Pump Bezel Assembly and Alaris Infusion Pumps repaired with Bezel Assembly Due to Possible Cracked or Separated Bezel Repair Posts

FDA-Industry MDUFA V Reauthotization Meeting, March 17, 2021

Summary Minutes for October 27, 2020 Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting

Consumer Information on: Simplify® Cervical Artificial Disc – P200022/S003

April 16, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Biosearch Technologies SARS-CoV-2 Real-Time and End-Point RT-PCR Test (LGC, Biosearch Technologies)

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 Ag Test (LumiraDx UK Ltd.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Allplex 2019-nCoV Assay (Seegene, Inc.)
- Color COVID-19 Self-Swab Collection Kit with Saline (Color Health, Inc.)
- CareStart COVID-19 Antigen test (Access Bio, Inc.)

Revised Emergency Use Authorizations
- Simoa Semi-Quantitative SARS-CoV-2 IgG Antibody Test (Quanterix Corporation)

The FDA issues final rule amending medical device classification regulations, excluding non-device software functions

Class I Recall: CareFusion 303, Inc. Recalls BD Alaris Pump Module Model 8100 Due to Risk of Stuck or Unresponsive Keys

FAQs on Viral Transport Media During COVID-19 (Updated)

April 15, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- SalivaDirect At-Home Collection Kit (Yale School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases)
- Color COVID-19 Self-Swab Collection Kit with Saline (Color Health, Inc.)

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Color SARS-CoV-2 RT-LAMP Diagnostic Assay (Color Health, Inc.)
- BD Veritor System for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2 (Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD))

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Gravity Diagnostics SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Assay (Gravity Diagnostics, LLC)
- Fulgent COVID-19 by RT-PCR Test (Fulgent Therapeutics)
- BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card (Abbott Diagnostics Scarborough, Inc.)
- COVID-19 Self-Collected Antibody Test System (Symbiotica, Inc)

Federal Register: Medical Devices: Class I Surgeon's and Patient Examination Gloves

Federal Register: Making Permanent Regulatory Flexibilities Provided During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency by Exempting Certain Medical Devices from Premarket Notification Requirements; Withdrawal of Proposed Exemptions

New CDRH Learn Module - MDSAP: Production and Service Controls Process: Part 3

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Class I Recall: Medtronic Recalls HeartWare HVAD Battery Cables, Data Cables, Adapter Cables and Controller 2.0 Ports Due to Risk of Damage to Controller Ports

April 14, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Clinical Enterprise SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Assay (Clinical Enterprise, Inc.)
- Clinical Enterprise SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Assay DTC (Clinical Enterprise, Inc.)
- Omnia SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test (Qorvo Biotechnologies, LLC.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- cobas SARS-CoV-2 (Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. (RMS))
- BD SARS-CoV-2/Flu for BD MAX System (Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD))

Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - April 21, 2021

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

FAQs on Viral Transport Media During COVID-19 (Updated)

April 13, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Amplitude Solution with the TaqPath COVID-19 High-Throughput Combo Kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific)
- PerkinElmer SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR Reagent Kit (PerkinElmer Genomics)
- Airborne Isolation Hood Device

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- cobas SARS-CoV-2 (Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. (RMS))
- Fulgent COVID-19 by RT-PCR Test (Fulgent Therapeutics LLC)
- CareStart COVID-19 Antigen test (Access Bio, Inc.)
- BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card Home Test (Abbott Diagnostics Scarborough, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorization
- MidaSpot COVID-19 Antibody Combo Detection Kit (Nirmidas Biotech, Inc.)

New CDRH Learn Module - MDSAP: Production and Service Controls Process: Part 2

24 Hour Summary for April 6, 2021 Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting

Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation (De Novo) Summaries (DEN200055 added)

April 12, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Lucira CHECK-IT COVID-19 Test Kit (Lucira Health, Inc.)

Re-issued Emergency Use Authorizations
- SalivaDirect (Yale School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- BD SARS-CoV-2/Flu for BD MAX System (Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD))
- Verily COVID-19 RT-PCR Test (Verily Life Sciences)

ASCA-Accredited Testing Laboratories

Class I Recall: Medtronic Recalls Evera, Viva, Brava, Claria, Amplia, Compia, and Visia Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT-Ds) Due to Risk of Shortened Battery Life

Class I Recall: Smisson-Cartledge Biomedical, LLC Recalls ThermaCor 1200 Disposable Sets for Risk of Patient Contact to Aluminum

Presentation and Transcript added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - April 7, 2021

Problems Reported with Essure (Updated)

Consumer Information on: ClearVisc Ophthalmic Viscosurgical Device – P200025

Consumer Information on: AED Battery Exchange (Models 9146-ABE, G5-ABE, 5070-ABE, FR3-ABE) – P190013

Consumer Information on: Exablate Model 4000 System - Type 1.0 and 1.1 (Exablate Neuro) P150038/S006

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

April 9, 2021

FDA Recommends Transition from Use of Decontaminated Disposable Respirators - Letter to Health Care Personnel and Facilities

New CDRH Learn Module - MDSAP: Production and Service Controls Process, Part 1

Class I Recall: Medtronic Recalls Valiant Navion Thoracic Stent Graft System Due to Risk of Stent Fractures and Type III Endoleaks

Training Curriculum for Third-Party Reviewers

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

MedSun Newsletter - April 2021

April 8, 2021

New CDRH Learn Module - MDSAP: Design and Development Process

FAQs on Viral Transport Media During COVID-19 (Updated)

Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation (De Novo) Summaries (DEN200038 added)

April 7, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- SARS-CoV-2 real time RT-PCR test (Authorized by HHS/OASH) (University of Louisville Infectious Diseases Laboratory)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- PhoenixDx SARS-CoV-2 Multiplex (Trax Management Services Inc.)
- FTD SARS-CoV-2 (Fast Track Diagnostics Luxembourg S.á.r.l. (a Siemens Healthineers Company))
- SARS-CoV-2 Test (Biocerna)
- BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card (Abbott Diagnostics Scarborough, Inc.)

Presentation and Transcript added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - March 31, 2021

Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - April 14, 2021

FAQs on Viral Transport Media During COVID-19 (Updated)

April 6, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- COVID-19 Self-Collected Antibody Test System (Symbiotica, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Appendix A: Authorized Surgical Masks

Consumer Information on: TheraSphere™ - P200029

New CDRH Learn Modules - MDSAP: Measurement, Analysis and Improvement Process and MDSAP: Medical Device Adverse Events and Advisory Notices Reporting

FAQs on Viral Transport Media During COVID-19 (Updated)

April 5, 2021

Re-issued Emergency Use Authorizations
- covidSHIELD (University of Illinois Office of the Vice President for Economic Development and Innovation)
- Verily COVID-19 RT-PCR Test (Verily Life Sciences)
- Alimetrix SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Assay (Alimetrix, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Dimension EXL SARS-CoV-2 IgG (CV2G) (Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.)
- Dimension Vista SARS-CoV-2 IgG (COV2G) (Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.)

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

April 2, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- LIAISON SARS-CoV-2 Ag (DiaSorin, Inc.)

Re-issued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Sofia SARS Antigen FIA (Quidel Corporation)
- VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Total Reagent Pack (Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.)
- Cue COVID-19 Test (Cue Health Inc.)
- KPMAS COVID-19 Test (For Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States)
- Gravity Diagnostics SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Assay (Gravity Diagnostics, LLC)
- LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 RNA STAR Complete (LumiraDx UK Ltd.)
- P23 Labs TaqPath SARS-CoV-2 Assay (P23 Labs, LLC)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- BinaxNOW COVID-19 Antigen Self Test (Abbott Diagnostics Scarborough, Inc.)
- Atellica IM SARS-CoV-2 IgG (sCOVG) (Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.)
- nHale BiPAP device (Nanotronics Imaging, Inc.)
- Simplexa COVID-19 Direct assay (DiaSorin Molecular LLC)
- cobas SARS-CoV-2 & Influenza A/B (Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.)
- Amazon Real-Time RT-PCR Test for Detecting SARS-CoV-2 (STS Lab Holdco (a subsidiary of Amazon.com Services LLC))
- CareStart COVID-19 MDx RT-PCR (Access Bio, Inc.)
- BioFire COVID-19 Test (BioFire Defense, LLC)

Revised Emergency Use Authorizations
- CareStart COVID-19 IgM/IgG (Access Bio, Inc.)
- Real-Time Fluorescent RT-PCR Kit for Detecting SARS-CoV-2 (BGI Genomics Co. Ltd)
- DxTerity SARS-CoV-2 RT PCR CE Test (DxTerity Diagnostics, Inc.)
- PerkinElmer New Coronavirus Nucleic Acid Detection Kit (PerkinElmer, Inc.)

Materials for April 6, 2021 Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting

FAQs on Viral Transport Media During COVID-19 (Updated)

April 1, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- QuickVue At-Home OTC COVID-19 Test (Quidel Corporation)
- BinaxNOW COVID-19 Antigen Self Test (Abbott Diagnostics Scarborough, Inc.)
- BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card 2 Home Test (Abbott Diagnostics Scarborough, Inc.)
- BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag 2 Card (Abbott Diagnostics Scarborough, Inc.)
- Individual Biocontainment Unit (IBU)

Re-issued Emergency Use Authorizations
- BD Veritor System for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2 (Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD))

New CDRH Learn Modules - MDSAP: Management Process and MDSAP: Device Marketing Authorization and Facility Registration

Infections Associated with Reprocessed Urological Endoscopes - Letter to Health Care Providers (Updated)

Information for Health Care Facilities: Reprocessing of Reusable Medical Devices

MQSA National Statistics

Accelerate Sustainable Capability (ASC) Pilot Study Under MDIC (Updated)

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

 

March 31, 2021

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Appendix B: Authorized Ventilators

Presentation and Transcript added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - March 24, 2021

Acellular Dermal Matrix (ADM) Products Used in Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction Differ in Complication Rates: FDA Safety Communication

Consumer Update: Traumatic Brain Injury: What to Know About Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment (Updated)

Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - April 7, 2021

Federal Register: Medical Devices; Technical Amendments

March 30, 2021

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Appendix A: Authorized Surgical Masks

Mammography Problems at Tennessee Women’s Care P.C. in Nashville, TN: FDA Safety Communication

FDA News Release: FDA Allows for First Point-of-Care Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Test to be Used in More Near-Patient Care Settings

Webinar Series - Respirators and Other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Health Care Personnel Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic - April 27, 2021

SARS-CoV-2 Viral Mutations: Impact on COVID-19 Tests

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

March 29, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- AerosolVE Device (CInspire Rx, LLC)

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

FAQs on Viral Transport Media During COVID-19 (Updated)

March 26, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- BD Veritor System for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2 & Flu A+B (Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD))
- NeuMoDx Flu A-B/RSV/SARS-CoV-2 Vantage Assay (NeuMoDx Molecular, Inc.)
- Amazon Real-Time RT-PCR Test for Detecting SARS-CoV-2 (STS Lab Holdco (a subsidiary of Amazon.com Services LLC))

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- SCoV-2 Detect IgM ELISA (InBios International, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Solana SARS-CoV-2 Assay (Quidel Corporation)
- iC SARS-CoV2 Test (Tempus Labs, Inc.)
- Access SARS-CoV-2 IgG II (Beckman Coulter, Inc.)
- Aptima SARS-CoV-2 assay (Hologic, Inc.)

March 25, 2021

eCopy Validation Module for Medical Device Submissions

March 24, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- SARS-CoV-2 NGS Assay (Twist Bioscience Corporation)
- Atellica IM SARS-CoV-2 IgG (sCOVG) (Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.)

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Umbrella EUA for Imported, Non-NIOSH-Approved Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFRs)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Home Specimen Collection Serology Template for Fingerstick Dried Blood Spot

Medical Device Regulatory Science Research Programs Conducted by OSEL (Updated)

FAQs on the EUAs for Non-NIOSH Approved Respirators During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Updated)

New CDRH Learn Modules: Introduction to the MDSAP Program and Overview of the MDSAP Process

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Class I Recall: Medtronic Recalls Affinity Pixie™ Oxygenator and Cardiotomy/Venous Reservoir with Balance™ Biosurface for Possible High Levels of Endotoxins

March 23, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Access SARS-CoV-2 IgG II (Beckman Coulter, Inc.)

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Diazyme DZ-Lite SARS-CoV-2 IgG CLIA Kit (Diazyme Laboratories, Inc.)
- iC SARS-CoV2 Test (Tempus Labs, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 RNA STAR Complete (LumiraDx UK Ltd.)
- Color SARS-CoV-2 RT-LAMP Diagnostic Assay DTC (Color Health, Inc.)

Catalog of Regulatory Science Tools to Help Assess New Medical Devices (Updated)

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

FAQs on Viral Transport Media During COVID-19 (Updated)

Federal Register: Medical Devices: Availability of Safety and Effectiveness Summaries for Premarket Approval Applications

March 22, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Color COVID-19 Self-Swab Collection Kit DTC (Color Health, Inc.)
- Color SARS-CoV-2 RT-LAMP Diagnostic Assay DTC (Color Health, Inc.)
- O2U Ventilator: Model 100 (O2U, Inc.)

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Color SARS-CoV-2 RT-LAMP Diagnostic Assay (Color Health, Inc.)
- Color COVID-19 Self-Swab Collection Kit (Color Health, Inc.)
- LetsGetChecked Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test (LetsGetChecked, Inc., LLC)
- VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Reagent Pack (Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- SalivaDirect (Yale School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases)
- CareStart COVID-19 Antigen test (Access Bio, Inc.)
- VIDAS SARS-CoV-2 IgM (bioMérieux SA)
- VIDAS SARS-CoV-2 IgG (bioMérieux SA)
- AdviseDx SARS-CoV-2 IgG II (Abbott Laboratories Inc.)
- Appendix A: Authorized Surgical Masks and Surgical Masks Removed from Appendix A

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

March 19, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Tiger Tech Solutions, Inc., Tiger Tech COVID Plus Monitor

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Appendix A: Authorized Surgical Masks
- Appendix B: Authorized Ventilator Accessories

Meeting Materials for March 23, 2021 General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee

Presentation and Transcript added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - March 10, 2021 and March 17, 2021

Virtual Public Meeting - Patient-Generated Health Data Throughout the Total Product Life Cycle of Medical Devices - May 4, 2021

eMDR System Enhancements (Updated)

Coding Resources for Medical Device Reports (Updated)

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

March 18, 2021

Biocompatibility Assessment Resource Center

Table of Pharmacogenetic Associations (Updated)

MDUFA IV Quarterly Performance Report - March 17, 2021

March 17, 2021

Revoked Emergency Use Authorizations
- BioFire Respiratory Panel 2.1 (RP2.1)

Template for Test Developers of Serology Tests that Detect or Correlate to Neutralizing Antibodies (Word - 189 kb)

Serology Template for Test Developers (Updated) (Word - 172kb)

Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation (De Novo) Summaries (DEN200031 added)

Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - March 24, 2021

Class I Recall: ACIST Recalls Kodama Intravascular Ultrasound Catheter Due to Risk of Broken O-Ring Pieces Flushing into Arteries During Use

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

FAQs on Viral Transport Media During COVID-19 (Updated)

March 16, 2021

Screening for COVID-19: Deciding Which Test to Use When Establishing Testing Programs

Supplemental Template for Developers of Molecular and Antigen Diagnostic COVID-19 Tests for Screening with Serial Testing (Word - 45kb)

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

FDA Voices: Leveraging Real World Evidence in Regulatory Submissions of Medical Devices

Report: Examples of Real-World Evidence (RWE) Used in Medical Device Regulatory Decisions

March 15, 2021

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Appendix B: Authorized Ventilator Accessories

FDA Activities Related to Essure (Updated)

Problems Reported with Essure (Updated)

CDRH FOIA: How to Get Records from CDRH (Updated)

Risk of Device Component Breaking in Patients with Stryker’s STAR Ankle: FDA Safety Communication

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

March 12, 2021

Re-Issued Emergency Use Authorizations
- WANTAI SARS-CoV-2 Ab Rapid Test (Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise Co., Ltd.)
- VIDAS SARS-CoV-2 IgM (bioMérieux SA)
- VIDAS SARS-CoV-2 IgG (bioMérieux SA)

Revised Emergency Use Authorization
- Infinity BiologiX TaqPath SARS-CoV-2 Assay (Infinity BiologiX LLC)

Class I Recall: Combat Medical Systems, LLC, Recalls Valkyrie LTOWB Collection, Valkyrie LTOWB Administration, Low Titer Type O FWB Transfusion Set, Fresh Whole Blood Transfusion Set, Fresh Whole Blood Donor Set for Possible Broken or Bent Needles

Potential for False Results with Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. cobas SARS-CoV-2 & Influenza Test for use on cobas Liat System-Letter to Clinical Laboratory Staff, Point-of-Care Facility Staff, and Health Care Providers

March 11, 2021

Re-Issued Emergency Use Authorizations
- BD SARS-CoV-2 Reagents for BD MAX System (Becton, Dickinson & Company)

Presentation and Transcript added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - March 3, 2021

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

March 10, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- GetMyDNA COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit (GetMyDNA)

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Gravity Diagnostics SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR for use with DTC kits (Gravity Diagnostics, LLC)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Solana SARS-CoV-2 Assay (Quidel Corporation)
- T-Detect COVID Test (Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation)
- Trioplex Real-time RT-PCR Assay (CDC)

MedSun Newsletter, March 2021

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

FAQs on Viral Transport Media During COVID-19 (Updated)

March 9, 2021

Presentation and Transcript added to Respirators and Other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Health Care Personnel Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic - February 23, 2021

March 8, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Alinity m Resp-4-Plex (Abbott Molecular Inc.)
- NxTAG Respiratory Pathogen Panel + SARS-CoV-2 (Luminex Molecular Diagnostics, Inc.)
- CRSP SARS-CoV-2 Real-time Reverse Transcriptase (RT)-PCR Diagnostic Assay (Version 3) (Clinical Research Sequencing Platform (CRSP), LLC at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard)

Re-issued Emergency Use Authorizations
- binx health At-Home Nasal Swab COVID-19 Sample Collection Kit (binx health, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Ambry COVID-19 RT-PCR Test (Ambry Genetics Laboratory)
- Exhibit 1: Authorized Imported, Non-NIOSH Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFR)

CDRH Industry Basics Workshop: Consensus Standards and the Accreditation Scheme for Conformity Assessment (ASCA) Pilot - April 13, 2021

Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation (De Novo) Summaries (DEN200006 added)

Consumer Information on: Elecsys Anti-HBs II, PreciControl Anti-HBs, Anti-HBsCalCheck – P190034

Update: Medical Device Types to Help Determine Section 506J Notification Obligations

March 5, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Cue COVID-19 Test for Home and Over The Counter (OTC) Use (Cue Health Inc.)
- T-Detect COVID Test (Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Exhibit 1: Authorized Imported, Non-NIOSH Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFR)

March 4, 2021

Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - March 10, 2021

Improper Use of Thermal Imaging Devices: FDA Safety Communication

March 3, 2021

Meeting Notice: April 6, 2021 - Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee

Consumer Information on: Restylane Defyne - P140029/S027

Consumer Information on: Patient Specific Talus Spacer - H200001

Are There "FDA Registered" or "FDA Certified" Medical Devices? How Do I Know What Is FDA Approved?

February 2021 PMA Approval List

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Federal Register: Requests for Nominations: Device Good Manufacturing Practice Advisory Committee

March 2, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- AdviseDx SARS-CoV-2 IgG II (Abbott Laboratories Inc)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Phosphorus COVID-19 RT-qPCR Test (Phosphorus Diagnostics LLC)
- QuickVue At-Home COVID-19 Test (Quidel Corporation)

Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation (De Novo) Summaries (DEN200022 added)

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Federal Register: Meetings: Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee

Federal Register: Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act: Modifications to the List of Recognized Standards, Recognition List Number: 054

March 1, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- QuickVue At-Home COVID-19 Test (Quidel Corporation)
- covidSHIELD (University of Illinois Office of the Vice President for Economic Development and Innovation)
- Viracor SARS-CoV-2 assay DTC (Viracor Eurofins Clinical Diagnostics)

Reissued Emergency Use Authorization
- Viracor SARS-CoV-2 assay (Viracor Eurofins Clinical Diagnostics)
- EmpowerDX At-Home COVID-19 PCR Test Kit (Clinical Enterprise, Inc.)
- Advanta Dx SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Assay (Fluidigm Corporation)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- AQ-TOP COVID-19 Rapid Detection Kit (Seasun Biomaterials, Inc.)
- Aptima SARS-CoV-2/Flu assay (Hologic, Inc.)
- TaqPath COVID-19 Combo Kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.)
- Everlywell COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit DTC (Everlywell, Inc.)
- LetsGetChecked Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test (LetsGetChecked, Inc.)
- SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Assay (Stanford Health Care Clinical Virology Laboratory)
- Appendix B: Authorized Ventilators
- Trioplex Real-time RT-PCR Assay (CDC) (Zika Virus EUA)

Medtronic Recalls HVAD Pump Implant Kits Due to Delayed or Failed Restart After the Pump is Stopped

Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation (De Novo) Summaries (DEN190022, DEN200017 and DEN200028 added)

MQSA National Statistics

Consumer Information on: Elecsys Anti-HBe, PreciControl Anti-HBe – P190005

 

February 26, 2021

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Exhibit 1: Authorized Imported, Non-NIOSH Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFR)

Consumer Information on: Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) Catheter - P200039

Medical Device Shortages During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (Updated)

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

February 25, 2021

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Appendix B: Authorized Ventilators, Ventilator Tubing Connectors, and Ventilator Accessories

Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - March 3, 2021

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

February 24, 2021

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Appendix B: Authorized Ventilator Accessories

Presentation and Transcript added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - February 17, 2021

February 23, 2021

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- DxTerity SARS-CoV-2 RT PCR CE Test (DxTerity Diagnostics, Inc.)
- SalivaDirect (Yale School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases)
- BD Veritor System for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2 (Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD))
- Appendix B: Authorized Ventilators

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Federal Register: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Prominent and Conspicuous Mark of Manufacturers on Single-Use Devices

Federal Register: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Medical Devices; Humanitarian Use Devices

February 22, 2021

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Color COVID-19 Self-Swab Collection Kit (Color Genomics, Inc.)
- LetsGetChecked Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test (PrivaPath Diagnostics, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Kroger Health COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit (The Kroger Co.)
- Everlywell COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit DTC (Everlywell, Inc.)
- Exhibit 1: Authorized Imported, Non-NIOSH Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFR)

Policy for Evaluating Impact of Viral Mutations on COVID-19 Tests - Guidance for Test Developers and Food and Drug Administration Staff

Catalog of Regulatory Science Tools to Help Assess New Medical Devices (Updated)

Class I Recall: Hillrom Recalls Liko Multirall 200 Overhead Lift Due to Failure to Properly Attach Q-Link Strap Lock (Also Known as Q-Link 1 Strap Lock) to S65 Hook

Federal Register: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:Shortages Data Collections

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

13th Annual FDA/AdvaMed Medical Devices Statistical Issues Conference - May 10-12, 2021

February 19, 2021

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Exhibit 1: Authorized Imported, Non-NIOSH Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFR)

Pulse Oximeter Accuracy and Limitations: FDA Safety Communication

Class I Recall: Boston Scientific Corporation Recalls EMBLEM S-ICD (Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator) System Due to Risk of Short-Circuit

24 Hour Summary and Presentations for February 17, 2021 Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting

February 18, 2021

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Appendix A: Authorized Respirators, Non-NIOSH Respirators Manufactured in China

Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - February 24, 2021

Listing of CDRH Humanitarian Device Exemptions (Added H200001)

Dental Amalgam Fillings Recommendations - Graphics

Medical Device Shortages During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (Updated)

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

FAQs on Viral Transport Media During COVID-19 (Updated)

Federal Register: Meetings: Medical Device User Fee Amendments of Fiscal Years 2023 to 2027 Reauthorization

February 17, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Gravity Diagnostics SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR for use with DTC kits (Gravity Diagnostics, LLC)
- Assurance SARS-CoV-2 Panel DTC (Assurance Scientific Laboratories)
- Everlywell COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit DTC (Everlywell, Inc.)

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Kroger Health COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit (Kroger Co.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Exhibit 1: Authorized Imported, Non-NIOSH Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFR)

Webinar Series - Respirators and Other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Health Care Personnel Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic - February 23, 2021

Presentation and Transcript added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - February 10, 2021

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

FAQs on Viral Transport Media During COVID-19 (Updated)

Federal Register: Charter Renewal: Technical Electronic Product Radiation Safety Standards Committee

February 16, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Visby Medical COVID-19 Point of Care Test (Visby Medical, Inc.)
- Bio-Rad Reliance SARS-CoV-2/FluA/FluB RT-PCR Assay Kit (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc)
- BD SARS-CoV-2/Flu for BD MAX System (Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD))
- TaqPath COVID-19, FluA, FluB Combo Kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific)
- Procleix SARS-CoV-2 Assay (Grifols Diagnostic Solutions Inc.)
- IDS SARS-CoV-2 IgG (Immunodiagnostic Systems Ltd.)

Reissued Emergency Use Authorization
- DxTerity SARS-CoV-2 RT PCR CE Test (DxTerity Diagnostics, Inc.)
- LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 RNA STAR Complete (LumiraDx UK Ltd.)
- VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG Reagent Pack (Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- GENETWORx Covid-19 Nasal Swab Test (RCA Laboratory Services LLC dba GENETWORx)
- CareStart COVID-19 MDx RT-PCR (Access Bio, Inc.)
- U-TOP COVID-19 Detection Kit (SEASUN BIOMATERIALS)
- Ellume COVID-19 Home Test (Ellume Limited)
- Exhibit 1: Authorized Imported, Non-NIOSH Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFR)

Revoked Emergency Use Authorizations
- Nova2200 for Decontaminating Compatible N95 Respirators

Meeting Notice: March 23, 2021 General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee

FDA Voices: Reflections on a Record Year for Novel Device Innovation Despite COVID-19 Challenges

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Consumer Information on: Imagio® Breast Imaging System - P200003

February 12, 2021

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Appendix B: Authorized Ventilators, Ventilator Tubing Connectors, and Ventilator Accessories

Meeting Materials for February 17, 2021 Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting

MDUFA Reports

Federal Register: Meetings: General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee

Federal Register: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Medical Devices; Device Tracking

February 11, 2021

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Exhibit 1: Authorized Imported, Non-NIOSH Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFR)

February 10, 2021

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Reagent Pack (Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Appendix B: Authorized Ventilators, Ventilator Tubing Connectors, and Ventilator Accessories

Accreditation Scheme for Conformity Assessment (ASCA) (Updated)

Consumer Information on: DiamondTemp Ablation Catheters - P200028

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

February 9, 2021

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- PerkinElmer New Coronavirus Nucleic Acid Detection Kit (PerkinElmer, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- SalivaDirect (Yale School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases)
- QDX SARS-CoV-2 Assay (QDx Pathology Services)
- MidaSpot COVID-19 Antibody Combo Detection Kit (Nirmidas Biotech, Inc.)
- CareStart COVID-19 Antigen test (Access Bio, Inc.)
- Appendix B: Authorized Ventilators, Ventilator Tubing Connectors, and Ventilator Accessories
- Exhibit 1: Authorized Imported, Non-NIOSH Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFR)

Using Ventilator Splitters During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Letter to Health Care Providers

Cochlear Implants and MRI Safety

Listing of CDRH Humanitarian Device Exemptions (Updated)

MedSun Newsletter, February 2021

February 8, 2021

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Exhibit 1: Authorized Imported, Non-NIOSH Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFR)

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation (De Novo) Summaries (DEN200018 added)

Presentation and Transcript added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - February 3, 2021

February 5, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- BD MAX COVID-19 ASSAY (Authorized by HHS/OASH) (Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania)
- PMSF-INNO SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Test (Authorized by HHS/OASH) (INNO Diagnostics Reference Laboratory, Ponce Medical School)
- Clinomics TrioDx RT-PCR COVID-19 Test (Clinomics USA Inc.)
- Status COVID-19/Flu (Princeton BioMeditech Corp.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- IntelliPlex SARS-CoV-2 Detection Kit (PlexBio Co., Ltd.)
- Accula SARS-Cov-2 Test (Mesa Biotech Inc.)
- Lyra SARS-CoV-2 Assay (Quidel Corporation)
- QuantiVirus SARS-CoV-2 Test kit (DiaCarta, Inc)
- CareStart COVID-19 MDx RT-PCR (Access Bio, Inc.)
- Cormeum SARS-CoV-2 Assay (Cormeum Laboratory Services)
- Appendix A: Authorized Surgical Masks and Surgical Masks Removed from Appendix A
- Exhibit 1: Authorized Imported, Non-NIOSH Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFR)

Presentation and Transcript posted for Enforcement Policy for Bioburden Reduction Systems Using Dry Heat to Support Single-User Reuse of Certain Filtering Facepiece Respirators during the COVID-19 Pandemic - January 26, 2021

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

February 4, 2021

Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - February 10, 2021

Consumer Information on: Revanesse® Lips+ - P160042/S010

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Consumer Information on: Gore® Excluder® Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis - P200030

Consumer Information on: Clareon Aspheric IOL, Clareon Toric Aspheric IOL, Clareon Aspheric IOL, AutonoMe System, Clareon Toric IOL, AutonoMe System - P190018

Consumer Information on: Osseonachored Prostheses for Rehabiliation of Amputees (OPRA)TM Implant System - P190009

February 3, 2021

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- CareStart COVID-19 Antigen test (Access Bio, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Real-Time Fluorescent RT-PCR Kit for Detecting SARS-CoV-2 (BGI Genomics Co. Ltd)

January 2021 PMA Approval List

Medical Device Shortages During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (Updated)

Presentation and Transcript added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - January 27, 2021

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

February 2, 2021

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Appendix B: Authorized Ventilator Accessories

CDRH Patient Science and Engagement Program

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Class I Recall: Boston Scientific Recalls EMBLEM S-ICD Subcutaneous Electrode (Model 3501) Due to Risk of Fractures

February 1, 2021

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Total Reagent Pack (Ortho - Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.)
- DSL COVID-19 Assay (Diagnostic Solutions Laboratory, LLC)
- OPTI SARS-CoV-2 RT PCR Test (OPTI Medical Systems, Inc.)
- SNL-NM 2019 nCoV Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Assay (Sandia National Laboratories)
- CSI SARS-CoV-2 RT PCR Test (CSI Laboratories)
- Appendix A: Authorized Surgical Masks
- Exhibit 1: Authorized Imported, Non-NIOSH Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFR)

Consumer Information on: Restylane® Kysse - P140029/S021

MQSA National Statistics

FAQs on Viral Transport Media During COVID-19 (Updated)

 

January 29, 2021

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Real-Time Fluorescent RT-PCR Kit for Detecting SARS-CoV-2 (BGI Genomics Co. Ltd)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2/Flu/RSV (Cepheid)
- MassARRAY SARS-CoV-2 Panel (Agena Bioscience, Inc.)
- BayCare SARS-CoV-2 RT PCR Assay (BayCare Laboratories, LLC)
- Alpha Genomix TaqPath SARS-CoV-2 Combo Assay (Alpha Genomix Laboratories)
- SARS-CoV-2 Assay (AIT Laboratories)
- Exhibit 1: Authorized Imported, Non-NIOSH Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFR)

February 2021 Dates Announced for the Virtual Town Hall Series for Test Developers on Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Penumbra’s Recall of the JET 7 Reperfusion Catheter Due to Distal Tip Damage

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

January 28, 2021

Coagulation Systems for Measurement of Viscoelastic Properties: Enforcement Policy During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (Revised) - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

January 27, 2021

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- FTD SARS-CoV-2 (Fast Track Diagnostics Luxembourg S.á.r.l. (A Siemens Healthineers Company))

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Lyra Direct SARS-CoV-2 Assay (Quidel Corporation)
- NeoPlex COVID-19 Detection Kit (GeneMatrix, Inc.)
- LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 Ag Test (LumiraDx UK Ltd.)

Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - February 3, 2021

Consumer Information on: Vercise™ PC and Vercise Gevia™ Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) System - P150031/S028

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

January 26, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Sovereign America Surgical Mask, Model #: 2000SM1, Blue Color

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- MidaSpot COVID-19 Antibody Combo Detection Kit - Nirmidas Biotech, Inc.

Webinar Series - Respirators and Other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Health Care Personnel Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Updated)

Summary Minutes for October 22, 2020 Patient Engagement Advisory Committee Meeting

January 25, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Procedure Mask with Earloops, Model #: 559250M D (Honeywell International Inc.)
- Ambry COVID-19 RT-PCR Test (Ambry Genetics Laboratory)

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Express Gene 2019-nCoV RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel (Express Gene LLC, DBA: Express Gene Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory)
- NeuMoDx SARS-CoV-2 Assay (NeuMoDx Molecular, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Panther Fusion SARS-CoV-2 Assay (Hologic, Inc.)
- Aptima SARS-CoV-2 assay (Hologic, Inc.)

Accreditation Scheme for Conformity Assessment (ASCA) Annual Report Through 2020

January 22, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- F2001N Respirator (Macopharma)

Reissued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Decontamination Systems for Personal Protective Equipment EUAs (Updated)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Exhibit 1: Authorized Imported, Non-NIOSH Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFR)

FAQs for Filtering Facepiece Respirator (FFR) Decontamination Systems

PPE Webinar Use of Dry Heat to Support Single-User Reuse of Certain Respirators - January 26, 2021

Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - January 27, 2021

Webinar - Safer Technologies Program: Final Guidance - February 1, 2021

Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - February 3, 10, 17, and 24, 2021

Third Party Review Organization Performance Report for FY2021 Q1

Medical Device Shortages During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (Updated)

January 21, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- KNH Surgical Face Mask (KNH Enterprise Co., Ltd.)

Reissued Emergency Use Authorization
- Cleveland Clinic SARS-CoV-2 Assay (Cleveland Clinic Robert J. Tomsich Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- EliA SARS-CoV-2-Sp1 IgG Test (Phadia AB)
- Exhibit 1: Authorized Imported, Non-NIOSH Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFR)

Recognized Consensus Standards Database (Updated)

Post-Approval Studies Program (Updated)

522 Postmarket Surveillance Studies Program (Updated)

Mammography Facility Adverse Event and Action Report - January 21, 2021: Ochiltree County Hospital District

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

January 19, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Bio-Rad Reliance SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Assay Kit (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.)
- UBI SARS-CoV-2 ELISA (United Biomedical, Inc.)
- Yale New Haven Health FFR Decontamination System

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Ezplex SARS-CoV-2 G Kit (SML GENETREE Co., Ltd.)

Consumer Information on: Alinity m HCV - P190025

Presentation and Transcript added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - January 13, 2021

Webinar Series - Respirators and Other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Health Care Personnel Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic - January 26, 2021

January 15, 2021

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Exhibit 1: Authorized Imported, Non-NIOSH Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFR)

Summary Minutes for November 6-7, 2019 General Hospital and Personal Use Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting

Transcripts for September 8-9, 2020 Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting

Summary Minutes for September 8-9, 2020 Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

FAQs on Viral Transport Media During COVID-19 (Updated)

January 14, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Ezplex SARS-CoV-2 G Kit (SML GENETREE Co., Ltd.)

Re-issued Emergency Use Authorizations
- BD Veritor System for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2 (Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD))
- PerkinElmer New Coronavirus Nucleic Acid Detection Kit (PerkinElmer, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Sherlock CRISPR SARS-CoV-2 Kit (Sherlock BioSciences, Inc.)
- Exhibit 1: Authorized Imported, Non-NIOSH Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFR)

Coagulation Systems for Measurement of Viscoelastic Properties: Enforcement Policy During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Summary Minutes for Nov. 14, 2019 Immunology Devices Panel Meeting

Federal Register: Making Permanent Regulatory Flexibilities Provided During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency by Exempting Certain Medical Devices from Premarket Notification Requirements; Request for Information, Research, Analysis, and Public Comment on Opportunities for Further Science and Evidence-Based Reform of Section 510(k) Program

January 13, 2021

Updated Emergency Use Authorization
- Exhibit 1: Authorized Imported, Non-NIOSH Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFR)

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Meeting Notice: February 17, 2021 Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee

Catalog of Regulatory Science Tools to Help Assess New Medical Devices (Updated)

Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - January 27, 2021

Mammography: What You Need to Know (Updated)

Breast Cancer Screening: Thermogram No Substitute for Mammogram (Updated)

What to Know About Breast Implants (Updated)

December 2020 PMA Approval List

January 12, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- RapCov Rapid COVID-19 Test (ADVAITE, Inc.)
- EliA SARS-CoV-2-Sp1 IgG Test (Phadia AB)
- VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Reagent Pack (Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.)

Presentation and Transcript added to Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - January 6, 2021

Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML)-Based Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) Action Plan

FDA News Release: FDA Releases Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Action Plan

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Federal Register: Meetings: Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee

January 11, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Dimension EXL SARS-CoV-2 IgG (CV2G) (Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.)
- Dimension Vista SARS-CoV-2 IgG (COV2G) (Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Influenza SARS-CoV-2 (Flu SC2) Multiplex Assay (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
- Advanta Dx SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Assay (Fluidigm Corporation)
- Exhibit 1: Authorized Imported, Non-NIOSH Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFR)

Problems Reported with Essure (Updated)

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Update)

January 8, 2021

Re-issued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Accula SARS-Cov-2 Test (Mesa Biotech Inc.)
- Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 test (Cepheid)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- ExProbe SARS-CoV-2 Testing Kit (TBG Biotechnology Corp.)
- OPTI SARS-CoV-2 RT PCR Test (OPTI Medical Systems, Inc.)
- Genetrack SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Assay (Genetrack Biolabs, Inc.)
- Exhibit 1: Authorized Imported, Non-NIOSH Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFR)

EUA Authorized Serology Test Performance (Updated)

Consumer Information on: ActaStim-S Spine Fusion Stimulator - P190030

Genetic Variants of SARS-CoV-2 May Lead to False Negative Results with Molecular Tests for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 - Letter to Clinical Laboratory Staff and Health Care Providers

FDA News Release: FDA Issues Alert Regarding SARS-CoV-2 Viral Mutation to Health Care Providers and Clinical Laboratory Staff

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

FAQs on Viral Transport Media During COVID-19 (Updated)

January 7, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Sterile Water for Humidifier (Vyaire Medical, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Exhibit 1: Authorized Imported, Non-NIOSH Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFR)

Accreditation Scheme for Conformity Assessment (ASCA) (Updated)

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Update)

Federal Register: Requests for Nominations: National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee

January 6, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- Simoa SARS-CoV-2 N Protein Antigen Test (Quanterix Corporation)

Re-issued Emergency Use Authorizations
- Sienna-Clarity COVIBLOCK COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test Cassette (Salofa Oy)
- OPTI SARS-CoV-2 RT PCR Test (OPTI Medical Systems, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Primerdesign Ltd COVID-19 genesig Real-Time PCR assay (Primerdesign Ltd.)

Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation - January 13, 2021

January 5, 2021

Safer Technologies Program for Medical Devices - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

Requests for Feedback and Meetings for Medical Device Submissions: The Q-Submission Program - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

Webinar - Safer Technologies Program: Final Guidance

Safer Technologies Program (SteP) for Medical Devices

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

FAQs on Viral Transport Media During COVID-19 (Updated)

Federal Register: Guidance: Safer Technologies Program for Medical Devices

January 4, 2021

New Emergency Use Authorizations
- MidaSpot COVID-19 Antibody Combo Detection Kit (Nirmidas Biotech, Inc.)

Re-issued Emergency Use Authorizations
- AMPIPROBE SARS-CoV-2 Test System (Enzo Life Sciences, Inc.)

Updated Emergency Use Authorizations
- Quick SARS-CoV-2rRT-PCR Kit (Zymo Research Corporation)
- Appendix B: Authorized Ventilators, Ventilator Tubing Connectors, and Ventilator Accessories

MQSA National Statistics

Mouse Embryo Assay for Assisted Reproduction Technology Devices - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

Risk of False Results with the Curative SARS-Cov-2 Test for COVID-19: FDA Safety Communication

Federal Register: Guidance: Mouse Embryo Assay for Assisted Reproduction Technology Devices

Notifications and Emergency Use Authorizations: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)

Removal Lists of Tests that Should No Longer Be Used and/or Distributed for COVID-19: FAQs on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Updated)



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