Determining if your product or innovation should be considered a component or an accessory is a critical early-life cycle inflection point. In fact, the distinction between the two terms has long been the subject of debate and interpretation. In August 2017, the FDA began a new effort to classify a “list of [medical device] accessories...
New Class II 510(k) Exempt Medical Devices As part of the FDA’s movement to decrease regulatory burdens on the medical device industry, the agency published a list of more than 337 Class II product codes of 510(k) exempt medical devices (see the FDA’s Federal Register notice). The FDA has determined that assurance of safety and...