Medical device manufacturers need to carefully manage several important outward streams of information regarding their products. The regulatory community is generally most familiar with the data stream that relates to obtaining clearance to market devices, which involves communications directly with the FDA. The FDA data stream is customarily well integrated with a firm’s internal regulatory functions of review and approval. However, there are other data streams that are critical to the commercial success of device manufacturers.
Some may think the FDA does not take what industry has to say to heart or feel that there is no point in commenting on a proposed rule, because their feedback is left unread.
