FEATURED EDITORIAL

The EU Regulation 745/2017 on medical devices (EU MDR) lists in Annex XVI several beauty devices that the EU Commission wants to regulate as medical devices, including colored contact lenses, cosmetic implants, cosmetic fillers, liposuction, light emitting equipment for skin resurfacing and other purposes, and brain stimulation devices.
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Medical device companies were hit especially hard during the pandemic. In 2023, key inbound considerations for medical device value chains will need to include sourcing strategies that enable dependable supply and rapid innovation, sophistication in balancing cost and risk, and agility and transparency in managing uncertainty.
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The FDA has released for public comment a proposed draft guidance, Circumstances that Constitute Delaying, Denying, Limiting, or Refusing a Drug or Device Inspection Revision 1. The guidance shares examples of reasonable and unreasonable circumstances. Submit public comments by February 14, 2023.
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Software that is qualified as an in vitro diagnostic medical device (known as SaMD IVD) is affected by the same requirements as other medical devices, which are governed by various FDA regulations and EU In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Regulation EU 2017/746.
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