FDA has released a draft guidance on its new approach for defining and classifying new medical device accessory types. Device accessories have previously been classified in congruence with the parent device or as a completely separate classification regulation. The new FDA approach intends to classify the risk of the device when used with the parent device, as intended. In theory, this will provide a more accurate risk classification for the accessory devices, thus assuring the safety and effectiveness of the device.
In order to get new medical device accessories to the market more promptly, the guidance suggests that manufacturers use the de novo classification process to classify new types of device accessories.
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