MedTech Dive January 18, 2024
Nick Paul Taylor

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:

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