Medical Device Safety

Law and Policy

1.	User Fees and Medical Device Reviews Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2003/203_mdufma.html




2.	Recalls / Withdrawals of Biologics Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cber/recalls.htm

Newsletters/Print Publications

1.	FDA Consumer Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/fdacindex.html

Organizations

1.	MedWatch, the FDA Medical Products Reporting and S Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/




2.	Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/




3.	Center for Devices and Radiological Health http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/




4.	Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cber/

Overviews

1.	Learn If a Medical Device Has Been Cleared by FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/consumer/geninfo.html




2.	Medical Product Safety Information Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety.htm




3.	Recently Approved Devices Center for Devices and Radiological Health http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfTopic/MDA/mda-list.cfm?...

Related Issues

1.	FDA Works to Reduce Preventable Medical Device Inj Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2003/403_devices.html




2.	Beyond Bloodletting: FDA Gives Leeches a Medical M Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2004/504_leech.html




3.	Buying Diagnostic Tests from the Internet: Buyer B Center for Devices and Radiological Health http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/consumer/buyerbeware.html




4.	Buying Medical Devices Online Center for Devices and Radiological Health http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/consumer/buyingmeddevonline.html




5.	Community Options for Safe Needle Disposal Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/medical/med-govt.pdf




6.	Whole Body Scanning Using Computed Tomography (CT) Center for Devices and Radiological Health http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/ct/




7.	Use Caution Buying Medical Products Online Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2005/105_buy.html




8.	Protect Yourself, Protect Others: Safe Options for Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/medical/med-home.pdf




9.	Importance of Public Comment to the FDA Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2004/604_public.html




10.	Consumer Safety Alert: Internet Sales of Laser Pro Center for Devices and Radiological Health http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/comp/internetlasers.html




11.	Home Healthcare Medical Devices: A Checklist Center for Devices and Radiological Health http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/CDRHHHC/brochure-checklist.html




12.	Home Diagnostic Tests: The Ultimate House Call? Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2001/601_home.html




13.	Home Healthcare Medical Devices: Infusion Therapy Center for Devices and Radiological Health http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/cdrhhhc/brochure-infusion.html