The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) recently released its 2024 Annual Report (link currently broken, but we will post once available from CDRH) highlighting some of its achievements over the past year. This is a summary of the main topics.
The US FDA CDRH in 2024
The CDRH is responsible for regulating medical devices in the U.S. It has 2,260 dedicated staff members and received over 20,700 submissions of all types in 2024. This represents an increase of about 30 staff members and 1,600 submissions as compared to its 2023 Annual Report.
The FDA's mission, as it pertains to medical devices, can be summarized as:
- Protecting the public health by supporting the safety and effectiveness – and as of 2023 the security – of medical devices.
- Advancing public health by helping to speed innovations.
- Fostering the development of medical products to respond to emerging public health threats.
Here we summarize its annual report in relationship to the CDRH mission and provide some context based on our knowledge and experience.
US FDA CDRH 2024 Annual Report Summary
US FDA CDRH 2024 Annual Report Summary
Medical device manufacturers can read our summary of the 2024 Annual Report recently released by the U.S. FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health.
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