A new guidance document and a promise to hold a public workshop are just two commitments made by the US agency in a 12 January action plan aimed at AI/ML-based software as a medical device.
A new guidance document and a promise to hold a public workshop are just two commitments made by the US Food and Drug Administration in a new five-point action plan aimed at artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML)-based software as a medical device (SaMD).
The FDA says its action plan, released on 12 January, was developed based on input from stakeholders who responded...
In this week’s Digital Health Roundup, Medtech Insight’s Ryan Nelson highlights Click Therapeutics’ FDA-cleared digital therapeutics (DTx) for depression and Sinaptica Therapeutics’ personalized neuromodulation for Alzheimer’s patients. Marion Webb discusses her interview with MindMaze’s John Krakauer on their gaming-focused DTx to help people recover from serious brain injuries. Elizabeth Orr introduces new voting members of the new Digital Health Advisory Committee and Natasha Barrow discusses Hello Heart’s new symptom-tracking feature in their heart-focused app.
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This week, Neuralink announced it received US FDA breakthrough device designation for a device to restore sight; medtechs Discure and DeepLook secured new funding; FDA pump recalls from B. Braun Medical and Fresenius Kabi; Axonics prevails in patent infringement lawsuit with Medtronic; Merit Medical buys Cook Medical for $210m.
The US FDA has published a trio of draft guidance documents for its Assessment Scheme for Conformity Program, which began as a pilot in September 2020 to capitalize on the role of standards in the regulation of medical devices.
This week, Neuralink announced it received US FDA breakthrough device designation for a device to restore sight; medtechs Discure and DeepLook secured new funding; FDA pump recalls from B. Braun Medical and Fresenius Kabi; Axonics prevails in patent infringement lawsuit with Medtronic; Merit Medical buys Cook Medical for $210m.
The EU IHI’s eighth call for action also encourages innovative medtech approaches to tackling cardiovascular disease and osteoarthritis and patient-centered endpoints that can benefit from advancements in digital health.
