What concerns FDA when conducting a benefit-risk assessment of medical devices?  The answer is a long list of variables that can vary by type of device, target population, and indications for use, but the clear focus is on patient safety and benefit. The FDA considers both the device benefit-risk assessment, as well as evidence and...Read More

An excerpt of the Medical Device Innovations Section of the US Law PLAW-114Publ255 referred to as the “21st Century Cures Act” and published in December of 2016 is at the link provided. There are many important elements of this law, including how accessories are classified and what software functions are not outside the definition of...Read More

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Testing activities should neither end with the release of the product nor once test documentation is complete, but should continue with the reduction of any test debt. Test debt is essentially a form of technical debt. Like technical debt, test debt is incurred during a project when compromises are made in the creation of test...Read More