Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff: Applying Human Factors and Usability Engineering To Optimize Medical Device Design; Availability

Résumé

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the draft guidance document entitled "Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff: Applying Human Factors and Usability Engineering to Optimize Medical Device Design." The recommendations in this guidance are intended to improve the safety and effectiveness of devices and reduce use error. This draft guidance is not final; nor is it in effect at this time.