Public Workshop

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public workshop entitled “In Vitro Diagnostic Testing for Direct Oral Anticoagulants”. The objective of the workshop is to discuss analytical performance requirements for the diagnostic assessment of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), and the clinical circumstances under which patients receiving these agents would require testing. Specifically, this…

PMA Final Decisions for June 2015

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Infections Associated with Reprocessed Duodenoscopes (Updated)

Background FDA’s Ongoing Investigation May 2015 Advisory Committee Meeting Additional Resources Background Duodenoscopes are flexible, lighted tubes that are threaded through the mouth, throat, and stomach into the top of the small intestine (duodenum). They are used during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), a potentially life-saving procedure to diagnose and treat problems in the pancreas and…

Public Workshop – Physiological Closed-Loop Controlled Devices, October 13

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public Workshop entitled “Physiological Closed-Loop Controlled (PCLC) Devices.” The topic to be discussed is challenges related to the design, development, and evaluation of critical care PCLC devices. FDA considers PCLC devices an emerging technology and aims to hold a workshop focusing on design, development and performance…