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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  published on February 23^rd, 2022, a rule proposal to overhaul medical device quality control regulation.  According to the FDA, the proposed rule change would “amend the device current good manufacturing practice requirements of the Quality System Regulation to align more closely with the international consensus standard for devices by converging with the quality management system requirements used by other jurisdictions.”

The proposed rule, titled Medical Devices; Quality System Regulation Amendments, would incorporate by reference International Organization for Standardization ISO 13485:2016, which is the international consensus standard for medical device manufacturers.   The FDA claims that finalizing the proposed rule “will continue our efforts to align our regulatory framework with that used by other regulatory authorities to promote consistency in the regulation of devices and provide timelier introduction of safe, effective, high-quality devices for patients.”  The FDA is also proposing to amend other aspects of its regulations to more closely align with the Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act, as well as clarify good manufacturing practice requirements for co-packed and single-entity combination products.

Since early 2018, the FDA has said it is considering how to harmonize its regulatory requirements for medical device quality systems contained in 21 CFR part 820 with ISO 13485:2016, amid the international standard’s three-year transition period. This proposal would become effective one year from the publication date of February 23^rd, 2022, and would result in the replacement of its current inspection approach for medical devices, the Quality System Inspection Technique (QSIT), with an inspection approach that will be consistent with the requirements of the Part 820 as finalized.

Beyond the harmonization with international standards, the FDA estimates that this rule change will save between $439 million to $533 million over the next 10 years.  At the same time, it is expected that the expenditure for all companies to get up to speed with the proposed rule change will total $7.6 million.

The FDA had announced last week a March 2, 2022 meeting of the Device Good Manufacturing Practice Advisory Committee to “discuss and make recommendations on the current good manufacturing practice requirements for medical devices . . . to align more closely with an international consensus standard for medical devices used by other regulatory authorities.”

The text of the proposed rule change can be found here.

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