TheHill.com - Panel poised to OK medical-device regulations

TheHill.com - Panel poised to OK medical-device regulations: "A Senate committee is set to advance sweeping legislation regulating medical-device approvals within days of the panel’s receiving the government-industry joint proposal that forms the basis of the bill. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) outlined its agreement with the medical-device industry to the panel late Friday, weeks after it originally was expected and five days before the panel was scheduled to mark up a large prescription-drug and medical-device user-fee and safety measure."