FDA Look Ahead & October Roundup

November – Conferences, FDA Workshops, Town Halls

Nov 5-7: Digital Conference - Medical Device & Software Regulations: Maximize Efficiency, Accelerate Market Access. Maintain Compliance.

EU, US & UK: Spotlight on Innovation, PCCP, ISO 13485, Data Sufficiency, EU MDR, RWE, Clinical Evaluations & Investigations, PMS, 510(k)s and eSTARs

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Nov 6-7: FDA Clinical Trial Requirements, Regulations, Compliance, and GCP Conference

BIMO-W and SOCRA are pleased to offer this jointly sponsored conference on the FDA’s clinical trial requirements. It is designed to aid the Clinical Research Professional’s understanding of the FDA's mission, responsibilities, and authority and to facilitate interaction with FDA representatives.

This two-day conference is intended to share information among FDA representatives and the regulated community, facilitate understanding of regulations, guidelines, and practices, and suggest methods and opportunities to enhance the research professional’s product development experience. The program will focus on the relationships between the FDA and clinical trial staff, investigators, and IRBs. The workshop will highlight three areas that present challenges to sponsors and investigational sites: FDA Clinical Research Requirements, Enhancing Success through Communication and Financial Incentives, and Assuring Confidence in Clinical Research.

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Nov 6: Public Workshop –Accreditation Scheme for Conformity Assessment and Use of Chemical Analysis to Support Biocompatibility of Medical Devices

This public workshop is for the FDA to discuss with stakeholders the expansion of the Accreditation Scheme for Conformity Assessment (ASCA) program to include chemical analysis to support the biocompatibility of medical devices. The workshop will be a public forum for engaging with testing laboratories, device manufacturers, trade associations, accreditation bodies, and the general public. It will focus on stakeholders’ experiences associated with analytical chemistry testing used for toxicological risk assessment of medical devices. https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/medical-devices-news-and-events/public-workshop-accreditation-scheme-conformity-assessment-and-use-chemical-analysis-support

Nov 7: General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces a forthcoming public advisory committee meeting of the General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee (the Committee).  The general function of the Committee is to provide advice and recommendations to the Agency on FDA’s regulatory issues.  The meeting will be open to the public.  FDA is establishing a docket for public comment on this document.

https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-calendar/november-7-2024-general-and-plastic-surgery-devices-panel-medical-devices-advisory-committee-meeting

Nov 12:  FDA’s In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) Roundtable – Fall Meeting

The FDA Office of In Vitro Diagnostics, within the Office of Product Evaluation and Quality, is hosting a hybrid In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) Roundtable.  The meeting will provide a forum to facilitate communication between the FDA and IVD industry. Participants can attend in-person or virtually. Space is limited for in-person attendance. There is no fee to attend, and registration is required.

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/products-and-medical-procedures/in-vitro-diagnostics?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

 Nov 20-21: Digital Health Advisory Committee Meeting Announcement The committee's general function is to provide advice and recommendations to the FDA on regulatory issues. The Committee will discuss total product lifecycle considerations for Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled devices. The meeting will be open to the public. The FDA is establishing a docket for public comment on this topic.

https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-calendar/november-20-21-2024-digital-health-advisory-committee-meeting-announcement-11202024

FDA Monthly Roundup - October 2024

Oct 1: On Friday, the FDA authorized the marketing of Pi-Cardia Ltd.’s ShortCut, a device intended to prepare previously placed bioprosthetic aortic valves that have failed in certain patients at risk of coronary obstruction. A bioprosthetic aortic valve may fail over time due to stenosis (narrowing of the valve that causes the heart to work harder to pump blood), regurgitation (when the valve does not close completely and blood leaks backwards), or a combination. Valve-in-valve procedures are an alternative to repeat surgery and avoid open heart surgery. While valve-in-valve replacement is an effective treatment for patients with failed bioprosthetic aortic valves, the transcatheter aortic valve may increase the risk of coronary obstruction, a rare complication in which blood flow to the heart is blocked. The ShortCut received a Breakthrough Device designation as it is a first-of-a-kind valve leaflet splitting device that may reduce the risk of coronary artery obstruction.

The FDA updated At-Home OTC COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests to share that U.S. households can order four free COVID-19 tests at www.COVIDTests.govExternal Link Disclaimer. The COVID-19 tests available through this program are intended to detect a number of current COVID-19 variants and can be ordered through the end of the year. Many COVID-19 tests have extended expiration dates, so you may be able to use your COVID-19 tests after the expiration date printed on the box. To find out if your test has an extended expiration date, check the list of extended expiration dates.

Oct 4: The FDA Office of Women’s Health (OWH) released its updated Women’s Health Research Roadmap. The Roadmap provides a science-based framework to address women’s health research questions and to build women’s health science into the FDA’s research activities. It outlines priority areas in which new or further research is needed and catalyzes research collaborations, both internal and external to the FDA.  “The updated roadmap serves as a guide to drive research that will address the health needs of women and bridge knowledge gaps to improve health outcomes.,” said Kaveeta Vasisht, M.D., Pharm.D., FDA’s Associate Commissioner for Women’s Health and Director, Office of Women’s Health. 

The CDRH announced that breakthrough designated devices reviewed in the Office of Radiological Health and the Division of Ophthalmic Devices could enrol in the Total Product Life Cycle (TPLC) Advisory Program (TAP) Pilot. Additionally, CDRH provided a resource for innovators and collaborators: TAP Pilot Engagement Tips, which is intended to provide considerations that may help foster productive engagement between medical device sponsors and non-FDA parties, including patients, payers, and health care providers, during the medical device design and development process.

Oct 11: CDRH published a list of proposed guidance for fiscal year (FY) 2025. CDRH identified guidance document priorities in the A-list and B-list and identified final guidance that will be retrospectively reviewed during FY 2025. Additionally, CDRH provided a new list, Under Construction, intended to promote transparency on CDRH guidance development plans further. Feedback is critical in shaping CDRH’s guidance development plans. Submit comments on CDRH’s FY 2025 proposed guidance document development at www.Regulations.govExternal Link Disclaimer under docket number FDA-2012-N-1021.

Oct 25: The FDA announced that Michelle Tarver, M.D., Ph.D., has been selected as the permanent director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). Dr. Tarver is a board-certified ophthalmologist with a doctorate in epidemiology and has held various leadership positions at the FDA as a medical device regulator, helping drive strategic initiatives, conducting clinical research and changing organizational culture. Under her leadership, CDRH launched numerous efforts to amplify the perspectives of people living with medical conditions, foster collaboration across the healthcare ecosystem and stimulate creative evidence-generation pathways.  

October 510(k) Premarket Notifications https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfpmn/pmn.cfm?start_search=1&Center=CDRH&Panel=&ProductCode=&KNumber=&Applicant=&DeviceName=&Type=&ThirdPartyReviewed=&ClinicalTrials=&Decision=&DecisionDateFrom=10%2F01%2F2024&DecisionDateTo=10%2F31%2F2024&IVDProducts=&Redact510K=&CombinationProducts=&ZNumber=&PAGENUM=500

October Premarket Approval (PMA) https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfPMA/pma.cfm?start_search=1&applicant=&tradename=&productcode=&pmanumber=&supplementnumber=&advisorycommittee=&docketnumber=&supplementtype=&expeditedreview=&center=&ivdproducts=off&combinationproducts=off&decisiondatefrom=10%2F01%2F2024&decisiondateto=10%2F31%2F2024&noticedatefrom=&noticedateto=&znumber=&pagenum=500