24

Oct

2020

New tools in the Catalog of Regulatory Science Tools

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The FDA recently announced the addition of 25 new tools to the Catalog of Regulatory Science Tools to help assess medical devices. CDRH catalogues regulatory science tools on this webpage to help improve the development and assessment of emerging medical technologies.

Of the 25 tools added, some items of interest are:

Laboratory Accuracy Evaluation of Infrared Thermographs
Benchmark Problems for Verifying Cardiac Electrophysiological Models
Use of Newtonian Analog Fluids And 3D Printing to Evaluate Flow Rates of Diets In G-Tubes
Confocal Laser Methods (CLM) For Quantitative Evaluation of Dioptric Power Characteristics of Intraocular Lens (IOL) Implants
Mammoreplicator Software Tool to Create 3D Printed Phantoms
Wireless Coexistence (multiple tools)

Of course, just because a tool is on the list does not mean that it is approved by the FDA for any specific context of use. Manufacturers must continue to use tools in compliance with FDA-recognized standards or qualified medical device development tools (MDDTs).

About the author

Amy Sellers

Amy enjoys researching and writing about developments in medical technology and how that intersects with US law. She received her J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 2020 and now works as a Regulatory Associate for SoftwareCPR®, a general-purpose regulatory consulting firm that is recognized globally for their expertise with standards and national regulations pertaining to medical device, mobile medical app, and HealthIT software.

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