HHS has used the Trump administration’s waning days to propose permanently exempting certain medical devices — including infusion pump controllers and fetal monitors — from the FDA 510(k) clearance process.

In a notice published Jan. 15, 2021, in the Federal Register, the agency also listed seven types of patient examination gloves that it has decided to immediately stop reviewing for 510(k) clearance.

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