A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the appropriate, risk-based classification of device accessories based on intended use.
Risk-Based Classification of Accessories Act of 2017
This bill revises how accessories to medical devices are classified. Specifically, the Food and Drug Administration must classify accessories based on the risks when used as intended, notwithstanding the classification of any other device with which such accessory is intended to be used.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 76.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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