The agency will now require devicemakers to submit validated instructions for use — along with validation data regarding the cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of the device — as part of the premarket notification submission process, according to the report.
The list — an FDA requirement designated by the 21st Century Cures Act — features numerous types of bronchoscopes and endoscopes, among other devices.
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