JD Supra

D.C. Circuit Says CMS’s Predicate Fact Rule Does Not Apply to Administrative Appeals

Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit invalidated CMS’s prohibition on appeals of so-called predicate facts. The appeal before the court, described in greater ...
JD Supra

Modernizing the FDA’s 510(k) Program for Medical Devices: Selection of Predicate Devices and Use of Clinical Data in 510(k) Submissions

On September 6, 2023, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a trio of draft guidances in its efforts to “strengthen and modernize” the 510(k) Program and provide for more “predictability, ...
FierceBiotech

FDA final guidance modifies 510(k) rules, discourages use of multiple predicate devices

In a new final guidance issued today, the FDA announced that it will frown upon the use of multiple predicate devices in 510(k) submissions, unlike when it cleared metal-on-metal hip implants, which ...