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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457208603321

Titolo

Medical devices and the public's health [[electronic resource] ] : the FDA 510(k) clearance process at 35 years / / Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2011

ISBN

1-283-37627-X

9786613376275

0-309-21243-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Disciplina

363.19

Soggetti

Medical instruments and apparatus - Safety regulations - United States

Medical instruments and apparatus - Standards - United States

Medical instruments and apparatus - Law and legislation - United States

Public health - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Committee on the Public Health Effectiveness of the FDA 501(k) Clearance Process, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Boxes, Figures, and Tables""; ""Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Key Medical-Device Legislative and Regulatory Actions""; ""3 Components of US Medical-Device Regulation""; ""4 The 510(k) Clearance Process""; ""5 Postmarketing Surveillance, Compliance, and Enforcement""; ""6 External Factors That Affect the Medical-Device Regulatory System""; ""7 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""Appendix A: History of Medical-Device Legislation and Regulation in the United States""

""Appendix B: Committee Biographies""""Index""