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Premarket Review of Medical Devices in the United States

Premarket Review of Medical Devices in the United States <jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>It has been sixty years since the Congress first authorized FDA to regulate medical devices. During this period, countless studies, reports, and investigations have been targeted at medical devices. The law has been significantly modified several times, and the regulations revised on numerous occasions. As for any other scheme of administration or management, revisions are necessary as demand arises for legislative attention to societal risks, the economy fluctuates, and when businesses expand and globalize. Studying the U.S. system of medical device regulation merely from a contemporary perspective fails to take into account the significance of decades of effort in maintaining the quality and integrity of the system in an ever-changing field of medical device regulation.The three-pronged medical device regulatory system that entails inspection of manufacturing facilities, premarket approval, and postmarket recall and reporting enables the public to benefit from medical devices without the fear of unreasonable risk with their use (Appendix 1). President Clinton proudly pronounced the following in a 1995 speech:Today, Americans don't have to worry about safety or effectiveness when they buy [drugs and medical devices] - from cough syrups to the latest antibiotics or pacemakers. The Food and Drug Administration has made American drugs and medical devices the envy of the world and in demand all over the world. And we are going to stick with the standards we have - the highest in the world.…^218</jats:p> </jats:sec> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Journal of Health Law Brill

Premarket Review of Medical Devices in the United States

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European Journal of Health Law , Volume 7 (3): 293 – Jan 1, 2000
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© 2000 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0929-0273
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1571-8093
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10.1163/15718090020523205
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Abstract

<jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>It has been sixty years since the Congress first authorized FDA to regulate medical devices. During this period, countless studies, reports, and investigations have been targeted at medical devices. The law has been significantly modified several times, and the regulations revised on numerous occasions. As for any other scheme of administration or management, revisions are necessary as demand arises for legislative attention to societal risks, the economy fluctuates, and when businesses expand and globalize. Studying the U.S. system of medical device regulation merely from a contemporary perspective fails to take into account the significance of decades of effort in maintaining the quality and integrity of the system in an ever-changing field of medical device regulation.The three-pronged medical device regulatory system that entails inspection of manufacturing facilities, premarket approval, and postmarket recall and reporting enables the public to benefit from medical devices without the fear of unreasonable risk with their use (Appendix 1). President Clinton proudly pronounced the following in a 1995 speech:Today, Americans don't have to worry about safety or effectiveness when they buy [drugs and medical devices] - from cough syrups to the latest antibiotics or pacemakers. The Food and Drug Administration has made American drugs and medical devices the envy of the world and in demand all over the world. And we are going to stick with the standards we have - the highest in the world.…^218</jats:p> </jats:sec>

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European Journal of Health Law – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 2000

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