Plastics In Artificial Joints: FDA Offers Submission Tips In Draft Guidance
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The document lays out characteristics of four varieties of "ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene," and the data FDA expects manufacturers to submit on the materials with 510(k)s, PMAs and de novos.
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