A semi-annual report on the Food & Drug Administration's 510(k) clearance process
Eye on the FDA: Full-year 2009
This investigation of 2009 510(k) clearances for medical devices by the Food & Drug Administration shows that times to clearance continue to rise, even as the number of clearances granted falls.
August 2010 Special
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Eye on the FDA: H1 2009
This investigation of 10 years of Food & Drug Administration data on its 510(k) approval process for medical devices shows that the approval time for medical devices increased nearly 2 percent — while the number of 510(k) applications declined more than 19 percent — even as the FDA's budgets and staff levels rose.
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