The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) categorizes medical devices into three classes based on the level of risk the devices pose to patients and users. Image Credit: IGORdeyka/Shutterstock.com ...

Once a medical device is brought to market, FDA surveillance of its safety continues. “To facilitate incremental improvements in safety and effectiveness, the FDA allows manufacturers to modify ...

When I was writing last month’s column about former CDRH engineer Leroy Hamilton’s down-the-rabbit-hole quest for a better Form FDA-3429 for guiding device classifications at CDRH, I had no way of ...