Focus On Refurbishing: FDA Seeks Input On Practices That Extend The Life Of Devices
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The agency circulated a notice asking for stakeholder feedback on refurbishing, as well other practices that result in the "recondition, rebuild, remarket, remanufacture, service and repair" of devices.
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