2023
Adding device identifiers to claims forms—a key step to advance medical device safety
Kadakia K, Dhruva S, Ross J, Krumholz H. Adding device identifiers to claims forms—a key step to advance medical device safety. The BMJ 2023, 380: p82. PMID: 36631149, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.p82.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2022
Renewing the Call for Reforms to Medical Device Safety—The Case of Penumbra
Kadakia KT, Beckman AL, Ross JS, Krumholz HM. Renewing the Call for Reforms to Medical Device Safety—The Case of Penumbra. JAMA Internal Medicine 2022, 182: 59-65. PMID: 34842892, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.6626.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsReperfusion catheterClinical evidenceClass IPenumbra reperfusion catheterSingle-arm trialUser Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) databaseAdverse event reportsPostmarket surveillanceHealth policy makersMedical device reportsPenumbra deviceClinical evaluationPatient deathDevice safetyMedicine recommendationsAnimal dataCatheterFDA databaseFDA medical device regulationsClinical literatureSmall sample sizeDevice reportsEvent reportsPublic healthExperience database
2015
Characteristics of Clinical Studies Conducted Over the Total Product Life Cycle of High-Risk Therapeutic Medical Devices Receiving FDA Premarket Approval in 2010 and 2011
Rathi VK, Krumholz HM, Masoudi FA, Ross JS. Characteristics of Clinical Studies Conducted Over the Total Product Life Cycle of High-Risk Therapeutic Medical Devices Receiving FDA Premarket Approval in 2010 and 2011. JAMA 2015, 314: 604-612. PMID: 26262798, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2015.8761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary effectiveness end pointEffectiveness end pointPostmarket studiesClinical studiesClinical evidencePMA pathwayPremarket studiesEnd pointAvailable FDA documentsInitial marketing approvalPremarket approval pathwayTherapeutic devicesMedian durationMedian enrollmentHigh-risk medical devicesMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsDrug AdministrationUS FoodFDA approvalMarketing approvalLonger durationFDA documentsMonthsPostmarket