🦷FDA Guidance on Animal Studies for Dental Bone Grafting Devices
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance entitled "Animal Studies for Dental Bone Grafting Material Devices--Premarket Notification (510(k)) Submissions." This guidance document provides recommendations for animal study design and animal study information to include to support a 510(k) submission for dental bone grafting material devices. This guidance may help manufacturers comply with some special controls for dental bone grafting material devices. The recommendations reflect current review practices and are intended to promote consistency and facilitate efficient review of these submissions.
Learn More⚙️FDA Classifies Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Sizing Tool
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is classifying the laparoscopic gastrointestinal sizing tool into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for the classification of the laparoscopic gastrointestinal sizing tool. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices, in part by reducing regulatory burdens.
Learn More🏥FDA Classifies Liver Iron Concentration Imaging Diagnostic
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is classifying the liver iron concentration imaging companion diagnostic for deferasirox into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for classification of the liver iron concentration imaging companion diagnostic for deferasirox. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices, in part by reducing regulatory burdens.
Learn More🦴FDA Classifies Orthopedic Surgical Instruments as Class II Devices
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is classifying orthopedic manual surgical instrumentation for use with total disc replacement devices into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for classification of orthopedic manual surgical instrumentation for use with total disc replacement devices. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices, in part by reducing regulatory burdens.
Learn More🍗New Color Additive Regulations
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is confirming the effective date of June 26, 2025, for the final order that appeared in the Federal Register of May 12, 2025. The final order amends the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of calcium phosphate as a color additive in ready-to-eat chicken products, white candy melts, doughnut sugar, and sugar for coated candies.
Learn More🦠FDA Classifies Multiplex Respiratory Panel for Respiratory Pathogens
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is classifying the multiplex respiratory panel to detect and identify emerging respiratory pathogen(s) and common respiratory pathogens in human clinical specimens into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for classification of the multiplex respiratory panel to detect and identify emerging respiratory pathogen(s) and common respiratory pathogens in human clinical specimens. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices, in part by reducing regulatory burdens.
Learn More🧪FDA Classifies Menopause Test System Under Class II Regulations
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is classifying the menopause test system into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for classification of the menopause test system. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices, in part by reducing regulatory burdens.
Learn More🧪FDA Classifies Anti-Phospholipase A2 Receptor Test System
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is classifying the anti-phospholipase A2 receptor immunological test system into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for the anti-phospholipase A2 receptor immunological test system's classification. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices, in part by reducing regulatory burdens.
Learn More🩺FDA Classifies Orthopedic Surgical Instruments as Class II Devices
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is classifying orthopedic manual surgical instrumentation for use with non-fusion spinous process spacer devices into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for classification of orthopedic manual surgical instrumentation for use with non-fusion spinous process spacer devices. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices, in part by reducing regulatory burdens.
Learn More🩺FDA Classifies Device for Detecting Vaginitis-Related Microorganisms
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is classifying the device that detects nucleic acid sequences from microorganisms associated with vaginitis and bacterial vaginosis into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for the device that detects nucleic acid sequences from microorganisms associated with vaginitis and bacterial vaginosis's classification. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices, in part by reducing regulatory burdens.
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