The surgically implanted neurostimulators transmit electrical signals to specific brain targets affected by neurological disorders to control tremors. The Percept RC is equipped with BrainSense technology that captures and records brain signals to provide insights that enable a healthcare provider to adapt and personalize therapy.
“The new framework will strengthen the MHRA’s ability to keep patients safe, while at the same time contributing to an environment which encourages the launch of the most innovative healthcare products that make a real difference to the public’s health. The roadmap sets out how we will work with stakeholders, including patients, as the process moves forward.”
The call for abstracts for the MTI Regulatory Intelligence and Networking Summit is now open. The Summit, which will be held June 3-5, 2024, Washington, DC, offers education and discussion for the Medtech community as it works to develop processes, procedures and solutions to streamline global and product lifecycle regulatory compliance.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking input from industry to support its response to President Biden’s Executive Order on AI. Comments, which are due February 2, 2024, will help NIST develop guidelines for evaluation and red-teaming, consensus-based standards and more.
Medical device regulations change frequently, so companies must be prepared to adapt. Following are strategies organizations can embrace to become more agile, allowing them to thrive amidst these increasingly rapid changes in innovation and regulation.
Companies have several avenues available to share their input on and help shape MedTech regulation. At the 2023 MedTech Regulatory Intelligence Summit, former FDA CDRH member Steven Silverman, and Patterson Shafer, strategic advisor to FDA, offered guidance on how to establish credibility with FDA and the most effective ways to make your voice heard.
The draft guidance includes regulatory context in which use of real world evidence (RWE) may be appropriate, general considerations for the use of RWE, guidance on assessing data relevance and reliability, and considerations for methodologies for collection and analysis of real world data (RWD) to generate RWE.
Decoding the legal framework for faster time-to-market.
Peter J. Arduini, president and CEO of GE HealthCare, began his two-year term as Board Chair last Friday. The same day AdvaMed announced its new Medical Imaging Division under the direction of Patrick Hope, former executive director of the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance.
The FDA is seeking representatives to join the Genetic Metabolic Advisory Committee, which will advise the agency on products used for the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of genetic metabolic diseases under the purview of the Division of Rare Diseases and Medical Genetics.
