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Hyman, Phelps & McNamara posted a great summary of the impact of the 21st Century Cures Act in regards to general provisions affecting medical device regulation. They also provide links to summaries of other provisions of the act for standalone software (also posted on softwarecpr.com), and drugs and biologics impact.
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http://blogs.fda.gov/fdavoice/index.php/2016/12/managing-medical-device-cybersecurity-in-the-postmarket-at-the-crossroads-of-cyber-safety-and-advancing-technology/
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/docs/scpred/FDAFInalGuidanceBenefitRiskinDeviceAvailability1216.pdf
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http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/NewsEvents/WorkshopsConferences/ucm528236.htm
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http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm517526.htm
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http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/NewsEvents/WorkshopsConferences/ucm523316.htm
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http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/UniqueDeviceIdentification/
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http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ResourcesforYou/HealthCareProviders/ucm525916.htm
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http://www.fda.gov/downloads/MedicalDevices/ResourcesforYou/Industry/UCM519346.pdf
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http://www.fda.gov/downloads/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/UCM512648.pdf
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http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DigitalHealth/ucm512245.htm
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The US FDA issued a draft guidance entitled: “Use of Electronic Health Record Data in Clinical Investigations”. This draft addresses a variety of issues including EHRs certified by ONC, data modifications, audit trials, informed consent, and Privacy and Security. The full draft guidance can be found at the following link: FDA_Use_of_EHR_Data_in_Clinical_Investigations
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http://www.fda.gov/downloads/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/ucm504091.pdf
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http://www.fda.gov/downloads/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/UCM268141.pdf
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Recipient:  Polydrug Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Corporate Office Product:  Pharmaceuticals Date: 4/11/2016 Failure of computerized systems to have sufficient controls to prevent unauthorized access or changes to data. Your firm’s computer system for entering test results and storing certificates of analysis (CoA), which document whether a drug meets specifications, does not have sufficient controls to prevent...
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http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-04-04/html/2016-07467.htm
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/docs/scpred/FDA-2015WL-483DataPresentationV_1312016.pdf
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http://www.fda.gov/downloads/medicaldevices/deviceregulationandguidance/guidancedocuments/ucm484914.pdf
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/docs/FDAhighestprioritydevices4humanfactorsreview0216.pdf
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FDA held a two day public cybersecurity workshop Jan 20-21,2016.   See the output, including links to the webcasts, from the workshop sessions.
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FDA held a public workshop, “Collaborative Approaches for Medical Device and Healthcare Cybersecurity,” October 21-22, 2014, in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security. The program book issued by FDA after the workshop was held is at the link provided. It contains information on the sessions, objectives, and speaker biographies. Sherman Eagles of SoftwareCPR® was...
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http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/ucm467223.htm
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http://www.fda.gov/downloads/medicaldevices/deviceregulationandguidance/guidancedocuments/ucm313794.pdf
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A new International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) document was finalized.  It is Software as a Medical Device (SaMD): Application of Quality Management System.  The objective of the document is to provide guidance on the application of existing standardized and generally accepted QMS practices to SaMD. View the document at this link:  imdrf-tech-151002-samd-qms
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http://www.fda.gov/downloads/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/UniqueDeviceIdentification/GlobalUDIDatabaseGUDID/UCM396595.pdf
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http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/NewsEvents/WorkshopsConferences/ucm457581.htm
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https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/10/16/2015-25597/2015-edition-health-information-technology-certification-criteria-2015-edition-base-electronic
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FDA maintains a webpage for its educational modules referred to as “CDRH Learn.”  Specialty Technical Topics provides a list with a section for IT and Software that includes three modules on Digital Health, Cybersecurity information in premarket submissions, and CDRH regulated software.
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http://www.fda.gov/downloads/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/UCM459917.pdf
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http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-08-18/html/2015-20309.htm
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/docs/FDApremarketclassificationcodexemptionsAug2015.pdf
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Interesting write up: “How Medical Tech Gave a Patient a Massive Overdose”.  The article can be found at https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/innovation/how-medical-tech-gave-patient-massive-overdose
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FDA issued a safety communication to health care facilities using the Hospira Symbiq Infusion System regarding cybersecurity vulnerabilities. FDA is advising facilities to seek alternative infusion systems. In the interim, it is recommended the systems be disconnected from networks and maintain the drug libraries by updating manually along with other recommendations. An article regarding the...
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Company: New Star Lasers, Inc. Date of Enforcement Report: June 27, 2015 Class II PRODUCT StoneLight 30 Laser System (NS3000). For use in surgical procedures using open, laparoscopic and endoscopic incision, excision, resection, ablation, vaporization, coagulation and hemostasis of soft tissue in use in medical specialties including: Urology, Urinary Lithotripsy, and General Surgery. Recall Number:...
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AAMI published an article entitled: “Best Practices in Applying Medical Device Risk Management Terminology” in its Spring 2015 Horizons publication. Alan Kusinitz, Founder of SoftwareCPR, co-authored this article and a reprint is provided with the permission of AAMI at the link provided. This is for your personal reference not for wider distribution due to the...
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FDA issued a revision to its “Mobile Medical Applications” Guidance Feb 9, 2015. The revision was to make this guidance consistent with the final “Medical Image Storage Devices, and Medical Image Communications Devices” guidance. Specific changes are FDA’s exercising of enforcement discretion to exempt MDDS and some Mobile Medical Apps from compliance the FDA regualtion....
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This draft was replaced by a final guidance in August 2016. It is provided here for historical comparison only. FDA issued a draft “General Wellness: Policy for Low Risk Devices” guidance on January 20, 2015. This draft policy continues to redefine the borderline for FDA regulation/non-regulation of Health IT along with their MDDS and MMApps...
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/docs/FDAinfusionpumplifecycleguidance-ucm209337.pdf
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http://www.fda.gov/downloads/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/UCM346553.pdf
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Sherman Eagles of SoftwareCPR® provides the following summary of some key points from FDA’s webinar on their premarket cybersecurity guidance on October 29. In the webinar FDA noted that the Instructions for Use should include what cybersecurity controls are needed in the use environment, but stated that it is not sufficient for a device to...
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The FDA held a two day public workshop on Collaborative Approaches for Medical Device and Healthcare Cybersecurity on October 21-22. Documentation on the workshop including the video recording of the workshop can be found at: http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/NewsEvents/WorkshopsConferences/ucm412979.htm.
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