MedTech Dive January 18, 2024
The FDA shared the figures in the CDRH’s annual report, which also features updates on its work on MDUFA V goals.
Dive Brief:
- The Food and Drug Administration authorized 124 new medical devices last year, setting a record in the process.
- Excluding emergency use authorizations (EUAs), the level of activity was higher than at any point in the more than 40-year history of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH).
- The FDA shared the figures in the CDRH’s annual report, which also features updates on its work on MDUFA V goals and details of an uptick in breakthrough designations after the slump in 2022.
Dive Insight:
The number of new devices authorized annually by the...