FDA Watch: FDA Moves Slowly on AI-Driven Lab Devices
The agency has approved fewer than 10 tests in the past three years, but a new pipeline of AI-powered products is expected to emerge soon
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FDA Issues Four Warning Letters to Lab Companies in Less Than Two Months
Laboratory diagnostics manufacturers receive regulatory scrutiny for issues including marketing, quality, and unapproved changes to tests
FDA Watch: AI-Based Sepsis Prediction Test Receives FDA Authorization
Prenosis claims its test can detect the presence of the often deadly condition within 24 hours of a hospitalization
FDA Watch: New Test for Esophageal Conditions is Coming to the US
UK-developed assay that uses a sponge appears to reduce the need for more invasive endoscopies.
FDA Watch: New BD Collection System Uses Just Tiny Amounts of Blood
Whether the MiniDraw™ device dredges up memories of Theranos’ failed tech remains to be seen.
Diagnostics Pipeline: FDA Opens Path for Blood Tests Assessing Genetic Cancer Risk
First marketing authorization of a blood test assessing genetic variants related to cancer opens the door for clearance of similar tests.
FDA Watch: Simplifying and Speeding Up 510(k) Authorization
What lab leaders need to know about the FDA’s three new 510(k) draft guidances.
FDA Proposal for LDTs Risks Serious Consequences
Lab leaders say that the increased level of scrutiny proposed for such tests would be a detriment to innovation and patient care.
FDA Watch: What Labs Need to Know About New Medical Device Cybersecurity Rules
As of October 1, medical device makers must include information about their products’ vulnerabilities when seeking premarket authorization.
September 2023 FDA Watch
More multiplex COVID-19 combination tests emerge from premarket authorization pipeline.
August 2023 FDA Watch
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposes TCET pathway to expedite Medicare Coverage of newly approved breakthrough devices.
July 2023 FDA Watch
Key approvals announced in June represented important steps forward for the lab testing industry.
June 2023 FDA Watch
So far, it appears many post-PHE COVID-19 tests will be panels for detecting and differentiating among multiple respiratory viruses.
