The medical device industry is at the forefront of innovation, with newly developed technologies and products being introduced every day. Perkins Coie attorneys understand the highly competitive nature of the industry as well as both the law and science behind the dynamic medical device industry.
Publications
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08.29.2023FDA Finalizes Guidance for IRBs, Clinical Investigators, and Sponsors on Informed ConsentArticlesThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a new set of guidelines on August 15, 2023, concerning informed consent (Final Guidance).
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06.26.2023Washington State’s New My Health My Data Act Will Likely Result in Insurance Coverage DisputesUpdatesWashington state recently passed the My Health My Data Act, which will almost certainly lead to an explosion of consumer lawsuits and follow-on insurance coverage disputes.
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06.07.2023The Wide Reach of the New Washington Privacy LegislationUpdatesThis Update is the third installment of the ongoing series covering Washington state’s new My Health My Data Act. The original impetus for the Act was the protection of reproductive rights, and it was signed into law alongside several other pieces of legislation focused on providing abortion and gender-affirming protections. However, because of the broad and vague definition of “consumer health data” covered by the legislation and because it applies to a wide range of entities, the Act may reach much further than might be justified by its original purpose.
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06.01.2023Consumer Rights and Business ObligationsUpdatesAs detailed in Part 1 of this ongoing series, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed the state’s My Health My Data Act into law on April 27, 2023. In this installment, we provide an overview of the consumer rights bestowed by the Act and the obligations it imposes upon regulated entities and small businesses.
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01.27.2021FDA Announces Action Plan for Oversight of AI/ML in Medical DevicesUpdatesOn January 12, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML)-Based Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) Action Plan (Action Plan). The Action Plan expresses that the “FDA’s vision is that, with appropriately tailored total product lifecycle-based regulatory oversight, AI/ML-based Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) will deliver safe and effective software functionality that improves the quality of care that patients receive.”
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03.23.2020How the Defense Production Act May Affect Healthcare and Medical Supply CompaniesUpdatesDue to rising concerns about the recent outbreak of the novel coronavirus, President Trump signed an executive order on March 18, 2020, invoking his authority under the Defense Production Act.
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02.02.2018Oregon Court of Appeals Strikes Down Statutory Cap on Noneconomic DamagesUpdatesOregon is one of 35 states where the legislature has successfully enacted a statute capping the amount of noneconomic damages, commonly known as “emotional distress,” that juries can award. With the issuance of two recent opinions from the Oregon Court of Appeals, however, Oregon now joins six other states with courts that have ruled such caps are unconstitutional.