Monday, February 13, 2012

Safety Advocates Unveil Device Safety Agenda, Ramp Up Lobbying

Safety Advocates Unveil Device Safety Agenda, Ramp Up Lobbying: "Consumer safety advocates are unveiling a broad medical device reform agenda as they increase lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill, with groups focusing on more rigorous approval for implantable devices, restrictions on using recalled predicates, increased requirements for post-market studies, implementation of the delayed unique identifier system and a national device registry, and greater scrutiny of direct-to-consumer medical device advertising."